Open AccessLong-term treatment with ramipril favourably modifies the haemostatic response to acute submaximal exercise in hypertensives
Author(s) -
Vassiliki Galea,
Helen Triantafyllidi,
Theodoros Theodoridis,
Matina Koutroumbi,
V. Christopoulou-Cokkinou,
Dimitrios Th. Kremastinos,
Maria Anastasiou-Nana,
John Lekakis
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
jraas. journal of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system/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 - 10.1177/1470320312466125
Subject(s) - medicine , ramipril , von willebrand factor , endothelial dysfunction , fibrinolysis , aerobic exercise , platelet , cardiology , endocrinology , coagulation , antithrombin , blood pressure , heparin
Hypertension links to a prothrombotic state driven by endothelial dysfunction, reduced fibrinolytic potential and platelet hyperactivity. We hypothesized that ramipril treatment would favourably modify the haemostatic response to a submaximal aerobic exercise session in hypertensives.