Investigating Angiotensin II in cardiac remodelling and the counter-regulatory actions of Angiotensin-(1-9)

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) including, hypertension, coronary heart disease and heart failure are the leading cause of death worldwide. Hypertension, a chronic increase in blood pressure above 140/90 mmHg, is the single main contributor to deaths due to heart disease and stroke. In the heart, hyp...

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Main Author: Nather, Katrin
Published: University of Glasgow 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.700391