Effects of antihypertensive treatment on endothelial function in postmenopausal hypertensive women. A significant role for aldosterone inhibition | Zendy

Rosario Rossi | Zendy; Annachiara Nuzzo | Zendy; Daniele Iaccarino | Zendy; A Lattanzi | Zendy; Giorgia Origliani | Zendy; Daniel Monopoli | Zendy; Maria Grazia Modena | Zendy

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Effects of antihypertensive treatment on endothelial function in postmenopausal hypertensive women. A significant role for aldosterone inhibition

Author(s) -

Rosario Rossi,

Annachiara Nuzzo,

Daniele Iaccarino,

A Lattanzi,

Giorgia Origliani,

Daniel Monopoli,

Maria Grazia Modena

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457

H-Index - 46

eISSN - 1752-8976

pISSN - 1470-3203

DOI - 10.1177/1470320311415134

Subject(s) - medicine , brachial artery , blood pressure , endothelial dysfunction , cardiology , population , confidence interval , odds ratio , aldosterone , environmental health

Endothelial dysfunction is a well-demonstrated independent predictor of cardiovascular events in hypertensive postmenopausal women. Accordingly, it is plausible that improving endothelial function could represent an adjunctive target for antihypertensive treatment. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of pharmacologic treatment on endothelial function in the specific population of hypertensive postmenopausal women.

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