Angiotensin II contributes to the increased baseline leg vascular resistance in spinal cord-injured individuals

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2094-2101

  Groothuis, Jan T ^a,b   Thijssen, Dick H J ^a,c   Rongen, Gerard A ^a   Deinum, Jaap ^a   Danser, Ah Jan ^d   Geurts, Alexander C H ^a,b   Smits, Paul ^a   Hopman, Maria T E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SINT MAARTENSKLINIEK   (Netherlands)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

angiotensin II; forearm vascular resistance; head up tilt; inactivity; leg vascular resistance; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; IRBESARTAN; METHENAMINE; NITROFURANTOIN; OXAZEPAM; PREGABALIN; RENIN; SOLIFENACIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; LEG BLOOD FLOW; MALE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SUPINE POSITION; URINARY EXCRETION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VEIN OCCLUSION PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77957267792     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32833cd2f4     Document Type: Article

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