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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Current Science Inc.
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7101545/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19442324 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11906-009-0030-9 |