Open AccessEffects of Allopurinol on Endothelial Dysfunction: A Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Mehmet Kanbay,
Dimitrie Siriopol,
Ionuţ Nistor,
Ömer Celal Elçioğlu,
Özge Telci,
Mümtaz Takır,
Richard J. Johnson,
Adrian Covic
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000360609
Subject(s) - medicine , allopurinol , meta analysis , randomized controlled trial , cochrane library , endothelial dysfunction
Several studies have assessed the effect of allopurinol on endothelial function, but these studies were relatively small in size and used different methods of evaluating endothelial function. We conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the effect of allopurinol on both endothelial-dependent and -independent vasodilatation.
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