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| Rocha,W.A.; Lunz,W.; Baldo,M.P.; Pimentel,E.B.; Dantas,E.M.; Rodrigues,S.L.; Mill,J.G.. |
| Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors reduce blood pressure and attenuate cardiac and vascular remodeling in hypertension. However, the kinetics of remodeling after discontinuation of the long-term use of these drugs are unknown. Our objective was to investigate the temporal changes occurring in blood pressure and vascular structure of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Captopril treatment was started in the pre-hypertensive state. Rats (4 weeks) were assigned to three groups: SHR-Cap (N = 51) treated with captopril (1 g/L) in drinking water from the 4th to the 14th week; SHR-C (N = 48) untreated SHR; Wistar (N = 47) control rats. Subgroups of animals were studied at 2, 4, and 8 weeks after discontinuation of captopril. Direct blood pressure was... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: SHR; Cardiac hypertrophy; Aorta remodeling; ACE inhibition; Captopril. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010000400010 |
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