Abstract
In chronically treated heart failure patients with full angiotensin-converting enzyme-inhibition and diuretics, there is decreased compliance of the aorta and its major branches, which is inversely correlated with the aldosterone escape phenomenon.
Keywords
MedicineCardiologyHeart failureInternal medicineAldosteroneSupine positionCompliance (psychology)Blood pressureFurosemidePlasma renin activityDigoxinRenin–angiotensin system
MeSH Terms
AldosteroneAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAortaThoracicChronic DiseaseComplianceFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedReference ValuesRenin-Angiotensin SystemStatisticsNonparametricVascular Resistance
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- 19
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- 9
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- 1371-1376
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D. Duprez
(1998).
Inverse relationship between aldosterone and large artery compliance in chronically treated heart failure patients.
European Heart Journal
, 19
(9)
, 1371-1376.
https://doi.org/10.1053/euhj.1998.1099
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- DOI
- 10.1053/euhj.1998.1099
- PMID
- 9792263