Article
Protective effects of valsartan and benazeprilat in salt-loaded stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993) - 1 Oct 1998
Webb R L, Barclay B W, Navarrete A E, Wosu N J, Sahota P
Abstract excerpt
These experiments examined the effectiveness of chronic blockade of the renin angiotensin system with either valsartan or benazeprilat on survival, blood pressure and end-organ damage in salt-loaded stroke-prone SHR. Valsartan or benazeprilat given continuously by subcutaneous osmotic minipump be...
Topics
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
- Animals
- Antihypertensive Agents
- Benzazepines
- Blood Pressure
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Heart Rate
- Hypertension
- Infusion Pumps
- Kidney
- Myocardium
- Proteinuria
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred SHR
- Renin
- Renin-Angiotensin System
- Sodium Chloride