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Left ventricular hypertrophy and renin-angiotensin system blockade

The renin-angiotensin system (RAS), an important control system for blood pressure and intravascular volume, also causes left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and fibrosis. The main causal mechanism is the increase in blood pressure, which leads to increased left ventricular wall stress; however, aldos...

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Published in:Curr Hypertens Rep
Main Authors: Cowan, Brett R., Young, Alistair A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Current Science Inc. 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7101545/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19442324
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11906-009-0030-9
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