Nifedipine improves endothelial function in hypercholesterolemia, independently of an effect on blood pressure or plasma lipids.

Verhaar, M C; Honing, M L; van Dam, T; Zwart, M; Koomans, H A; Kastelein, J J; Rabelink, T J

Verhaar, M C; Honing, M L; van Dam, T; Zwart, M; Koomans, H A; Kastelein, J J; Rabelink, T J.

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Verhaar MC; Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Hospital, Utrecht, Netherlands.

Cardiovasc Res ; 42(3): 752-60, 1999 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10533616

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Calcium Channel Blockers/therapeutic use; Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II/drug therapy; Nifedipine/therapeutic use; Adult; Case-Control Studies; Cells, Cultured; Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism; Female; Humans; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II/metabolism; Male; Middle Aged; Nitric Oxide/metabolism; Nitric Oxide Synthase/metabolism; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III; Nitroprusside/pharmacology; Recombinant Proteins/metabolism; Regional Blood Flow/drug effects; Serotonin/pharmacology; Time Factors; Vasodilator Agents/pharmacology

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Database: MEDLINE Therapeutic Methods and Therapies TCIM: Terapias_biologicas / Aromoterapia Main subject: Endothelium, Vascular / Calcium Channel Blockers / Nifedipine / Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Language: En Journal: Cardiovasc Res Year: 1999 Type: Article Affiliation country: Netherlands

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