Vascular effects of the Mediterranean diet Part I: Anti-hypertensive and anti-thrombotic effects

Vascular Pharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 118-126

  Capurso, C ^a   Massaro, M ^b   Scoditti, E ^b   Vendemiale, G ^a   Capurso, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Factor VII; Leafy vegetables; Mediterranean diet; Nitrates

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 7A; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; NITRATE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; OLEIC ACID; OLIVE OIL; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ANTI THROMBOTIC EFFECT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LEAFY VEGETABLE; LIPID DIET; LIPID OXIDATION; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONHUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; REPERFUSION INJURY; REVIEW; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; THROMBOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; HUMANS; NITRATES; OLEIC ACID; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84918830486     PISSN: 15371891     EISSN: 18793649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2014.10.001     Document Type: Review

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