Cellular mechanisms of captopril-induced matrix remodeling in Syrian hamster cardiomyopathy.
Author(s) -
Glenn Davison,
Christopher S. Hall,
James G. Miller,
M.J. Scott,
Samuel A. Wickline
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.90.3.1334
Subject(s) - captopril , hamster , medicine , heart failure , myocyte , endocrinology , angiotensin converting enzyme , cardiomyopathy , cardiology , blood pressure
Although angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have become a mainstay of treatment for chronic congestive heart failure (CHF), it is not known whether the cardiac remodeling effects are a secondary phenomenon, resulting from ACE inhibitors' hemodynamic actions of afterload reduction, or occur through an independent mechanism.
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