Beneficial effect of angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker antihypertensive treatment on arterial stiffness: the role of smoking.

Vyssoulis, Gregory P

Beneficial effect of angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker antihypertensive treatment on arterial stiffness: the role of smoking. [electronic resource] - Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) Mar 2008 - 201-7 p. digital

Publication Type: Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article

1524-6175

10.1111/j.1751-7176.2008.07141.x doi


Adult
Aged
Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers--adverse effects
Atherosclerosis--drug therapy
Biphenyl Compounds--adverse effects
Blood Flow Velocity--drug effects
Blood Pressure--drug effects
Cohort Studies
Elasticity
Female
Heart Rate--drug effects
Humans
Hypertension--drug therapy
Irbesartan
Male
Middle Aged
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular--drug effects
Renin--blood
Single-Blind Method
Smoking--adverse effects
Tetrazoles--adverse effects
Vascular Resistance--drug effects