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

Introduction : 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 stud...

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Main Authors: Rosario Rossi, Annachiara Nuzzo, Daniele Iaccarino, Antonella Lattanzi, Giorgia Origliani, Daniel Enrique Monopoli, Maria Grazia Modena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1470320311415134