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Long-term administration of amlodipine prevents decompensation to diastolic heart failure in hypertensive rats.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 1 Nov 2001
Nishikawa N, Masuyama T, Yamamoto K, Sakata Y, Mano T, Miwa T, Sugawara M, Hori M
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: OBJECTIVES; We assessed the effects of long-term amlodipine administration in a diastolic heart failure (DHF) rat model with preserved systolic function as well as the relationship between changes in left ventricular (LV) myocardial stiffening and alterations in extracellular matrix. BACKGROUND: Although the effect of long-term administration of amlodipine has been shown to be disappointing in...
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