Combined renin-angiotensin system blockade and dietary sodium restriction impairs cardiomyocyte contractility
Introduction Blockade of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) by combined angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT 1 ) antagonist treatment with reduced dietary sodium intake produces suppression of cardiac growth and regression of cardiac hypertrophy. The purpose of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2003-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3317/jraas.2003.035 |