Effects of Telmisartan on Right Ventricular Remodeling Induced by Monocrotaline in Rats

• Main Authors: Muneyoshi Okada (Author), Toshiyuki Harada (Author), Ryuta Kikuzuki (Author), Hideyuki Yamawaki (Author), Yukio Hara (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Elsevier, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The present study investigated whether telmisartan, an angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist, has cardioprotective effects on monocrotaline-induced right ventricular (RV) remodeling in rats. Six-week-old male Wistar rats were divided into control group (CONT), monocrotaline (60 mg/kg, i.p.)-trea...