This article contrasts the characteristics of essential hypertension found in the black
population with that seen in the nonblack population. Socioeconomic and pathophysiologic …

There are still conflicting data as to whether reduction in LV mass is beneficial. 18, 19 In the
present study, no deterioration in LV systolic function occurred in patients in whom …

To determine whether chronic angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition produces
functional changes in the aorta of normotensive rats, four groups of rats were studied in …

1. The circulating and tissue renin‐angiotensin systems (RAS) contribute importantly to
cardiovascular homeostasis. Systemic and/or local activation of the RAS is seen in many …

All tissues can rapidly adapt their structural design whenever prolonged changes of
load/activity occur within the limits characteristic of each tissue. This structural adaptation …

Reduced left ventricular (LV) mass and wall thicknesses with angiotensin-converting
enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and calcium antagonists occur in essential hypertension …

1. Measurements of superior mesenteric artery and portal venous blood flow were made non‐
invasively along with systemic and other regional (cardiac index, forearm and cutaneous …

Much has been learned over the past 25 years concerning the role of the heart in
hypertension. In a multiplicity of areas a great deal has been clarified but a number of issues …

In order to compare the long-term effects on ambulatory blood pressure and left ventricular
hypertrophy of hydralazine and lisinopril we studied 30 patients, all, nales, still hypertensive …

Im Verlaufe der arteriellen Hypertonie sind funktionelle und strukturelle Veränderungen des
linken Ventrikels und der Koronargefäße nachweisbar, die unabhängig voneinander zu …