Role of Angiotensin II in Cardiovascular Disease — Therapeutic Implications of More Than a Century of Research
More than a century of research on the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has uncovered the widespread involvement of angiotensin II (Ang II) in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases. A number of outcomes-based mega trials utilising hard clinical endpoints have revealed beneficial effects of an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi - SAGE Publishing
2006-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3317/jraas.2006.003 |