Effect of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) on arterial stiffness in subjects with type-2 diabetes and concomitant hypertension

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 148-153

  Mucalo, Iva ^a,b   Jovanovski, Elena ^c   Rahelić, Dario ^b   Božikov, Velimir ^b   Romić, Željko ^b   Vuksan, Vladimir ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b University of Zagreb School of Medicine   (Croatia)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

American ginseng; Arterial stiffness; Augmentation index; Blood pressure; Panax quinquefolius; Vascular

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC HYPERTENSION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS; PARALLEL DESIGN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TONOMETRY; TREATMENT DURATION;

PANAX GINSENG; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS;

ACEI; AG; AI; AMERICAN GINSENG; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITOR; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BAPWV; BLOOD PRESSURE; BMI; BODY MASS INDEX; BP; BRACHIAL-ANKLE PULSE WAVE VELOCITY; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER; CAM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CCB; COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CVD; DBP; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FASTING PLASMA GLUCOSE; FPG; GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN; HBA1C; INTERNATIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT SF-36 VERSION 2.0; IQOLA SF-36V2; KOREAN RED GINSENG; KRG; NITRIC-OXIDE; NO; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS; PPD; PPT; PROTOPANAXADIOL; PROTOPANAXATRIOL; SBP; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR; WAIST-TO-HIP RATIO; WHR;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANAX; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84885421728     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.08.015     Document Type: Article

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