Evidence map›Paper›PMID 20809234›Full record

ReviewCurrent cardiology reports2010

Advances in pharmacologic modulation of nitric oxide in hypertension.

Yoshiko Mizuno, Robert F Jacob, R Preston Mason

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Review in Current cardiology reports, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yoshiko MizunoDepartment of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA. ymizuno@elucidaresearch.com
Robert F Jacob
R Preston Mason
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USHarvard University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A number of structural and functional mechanisms have been identified in the pathogenesis of hypertensive vascular disease, each of which requires effective therapy to reduce global cardiovascular risk. Hypertension, together with other cardiovascular risk factors, promotes endothelial dysfunction as evidenced by decreased nitric oxide (NO) release and reduced vascular responsiveness to normal vasodilatory stimuli. In addition, the mechanical forces inherent in hypertension activate neurohormonal mechanisms, including the renin-angiotensin system, which modulate vessel wall structure and function. Antihypertensive drugs may have class-specific hemodynamic and physiologic effects that attenuate these vascular disease processes. Pharmacologic approaches that enhance endothelial NO bioavailability have been shown to restore vasodilation while reducing clinical events. These agents improve NO bioavailability by increasing endogenous production through enzymatic mechanisms or by promoting the direct release of NO by its redox congeners in a spontaneous fashion. In this article, we review the basic mechanisms of endothelial dysfunction along with the use and comparative therapeutic benefits of various pharmacologic interventions, with particular emphasis on antihypertensive agents.

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Adrenergic beta-AntagonistsAntihypertensive AgentsBiological AvailabilityCalcium Channel BlockersEndothelium, VascularHemodynamicsHumansHypertensionInsulin ResistanceNitric OxidePhosphodiesterase InhibitorsRenin-Angiotensin SystemRisk FactorsAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAntihypertensive AgentsCalcium Channel BlockersNitric OxidePhosphodiesterase Inhibitors

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PMID20809234
OpenAlexW2035210780

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