A randomized placebo-controlled study on the effect of nifedipine on coronary endothelial function and plaque formation in patients with coronary artery disease: the ENCORE II study†

AIMS: Endothelial dysfunction and plaque formation are features of atherosclerosis. Inhibition of L-type calcium channels or HMG-CoA pathway improves endothelial function and reduces plaque size. Thus, we investigated in stable coronary artery disease (CAD) the effects of a calcium antagonist on cor...

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Autores principales: Lüscher, Thomas Felix, Pieper, Michael, Tendera, Michael, Vrolix, Mathy, Rutsch, Wolfgang, van den Branden, Frank, Gil, Robert, Bischoff, Karl-Otto, Haude, Michael, Fischer, Dieter, Meinertz, Thomas, Münzel, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2009
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Clinical Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3295238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19474053
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehp151

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