Effect of angiotensin receptor blockade on endothelial function: Focus on olmesartan medoxomil

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages 301-314

  Ferrario, Carlos ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin receptor blocker; Atherosclerosis; Endothelial dysfunction; Hypertension; Olmesartan medoxomil

Indexed keywords

OLMESARTAN; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; TETRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULITIS; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; STEM CELL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASODILATATION;

ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; STEM CELLS; TETRAZOLES; VASODILATION;

EID: 67449085151     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: 11782048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/vhrm.s3141     Document Type: Review

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