Effects of tongguan capsule on post-myocardial infarction ventricular remodeling and cardiac function in rats

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-161

  Chen, Bo Jun ^a   Feng, Jing Xi ^a   Su, Xue Xu ^a   Meng, Li Qin ^a   Li, Zhi Shang ^a   Gao, Yan Li ^a   Xia, Xiao Li ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Captopril; Cardiac function; Tongguan capsule; Ventricular remodeling

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ANGIOTENSIN II; CAPTOPRIL; CHINESE DRUG; COLLAGEN; TONGGUAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SWELLING; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SHORT AXIS FRACTIONAL SHORTENING; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CAPSULES; CAPTOPRIL; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; HEART; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 77954469357     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-010-0157-1     Document Type: Article

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