| Literature DB >> 8957550 |
Y M Pinto1, H Buikema, W H van Gilst, K I Lie.
Abstract
In this paper, we review the hypothesis that activated tissue renin-angiotensin systems play a detrimental role in heart failure. The main arguments for this idea are discussed: a) tissue renin-angiotensin systems behave functionally distinct from the circulating renin-angiotensin system; b) tissue renin-angiotensin systems are activated in heart failure; c) activated tissue renin-angiotensin systems induce cardiovascular dysfunction. Finally, this hypothesis predicts that optimal treatment in heart failure requires the inhibition of tissue renin-angiotensin systems. However, studies pertaining to this prediction are still lacking, particularly in human subjects.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8957550 DOI: 10.1007/bf00795368
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Basic Res Cardiol ISSN: 0300-8428 Impact factor: 17.165