Endothelial dysfunction in hypertension: Implications for treatment

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1137-1138

  Taddei, Stefano ^a   Bruno, Rosa Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE;

ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EDITORIAL; ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III;

EID: 84929497629     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000609     Document Type: Editorial

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