Renin-angiotensin system and cardiovascular functions

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2018, Pages E108-E116

  Wu, Chia Hua ^a   Mohammadmoradi, Shayan ^a   Chen, Jeff Z ^a   Sawada, Hisashi ^a   Daugherty, Alan ^a   Lu, Hong S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

angiotensin; aortic aneurysms; atherosclerosis; cardiovascular disease; rennin angiotensin system

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1A RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME 2; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; ANGIOTENSIN[1-7]; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; RENIN; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR;

ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTIC ANEURYSM; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; ANIMAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; RECEPTORS, ANGIOTENSIN; RENIN; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 85059856615     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: 15244636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.118.311282     Document Type: Review

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