Abstract:Atherosclerosis is associated with increased angiotensin II AT1-receptor expression and vascular hyperresponsiveness to angiotensin II. Nevertheless, atherosclerosis is often not accompanied by hypertension. We studied if the hypertensive effect of angiotensin II is more pronounced in atherosclerosis. Rabbits were fed a high-cholesterol diet (n = 10) for 12 weeks, followed by a standard diet for another 6 weeks. Control animals received the standard diet (n = 8) for 18 weeks. After 18 weeks, haemodynamic measu… Show more
“…33 Other than its important role in LV remodeling, 30 -34 angiotensin II actively participates in atherogenesis. [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] It is well known that circulating monocytes containing angiotensinconverting enzyme (ACE) can penetrate the vascular wall after endothelial dysfunction and/or damage. Those cells transform themselves into foam cells containing ACE, which provokes local synthesis of angiotensin II.…”
Section: Lvh and Atherosclerotic Plaque In The Aortamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Evidence from the literature [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] indicates that the development of atherosclerotic lesions and myocardial remodeling share common pathological mechanisms. If this assumption is correct, it is reasonable to hypothesize that structural cardiac alteration indicating remodeling could be associated with the presence of atherosclerotic plaque of the aorta in patients seized by CVE.…”
Background and Purpose-The purpose of this research was to evaluate whether an association exists between the presence of atherosclerotic plaque in the thoracic aorta and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in patients with a cerebrovascular event.
“…33 Other than its important role in LV remodeling, 30 -34 angiotensin II actively participates in atherogenesis. [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] It is well known that circulating monocytes containing angiotensinconverting enzyme (ACE) can penetrate the vascular wall after endothelial dysfunction and/or damage. Those cells transform themselves into foam cells containing ACE, which provokes local synthesis of angiotensin II.…”
Section: Lvh and Atherosclerotic Plaque In The Aortamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Evidence from the literature [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] indicates that the development of atherosclerotic lesions and myocardial remodeling share common pathological mechanisms. If this assumption is correct, it is reasonable to hypothesize that structural cardiac alteration indicating remodeling could be associated with the presence of atherosclerotic plaque of the aorta in patients seized by CVE.…”
Background and Purpose-The purpose of this research was to evaluate whether an association exists between the presence of atherosclerotic plaque in the thoracic aorta and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in patients with a cerebrovascular event.
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