Effect of telmisartan on vascular endothelium in hypertensive and type 2 diabetic hypertensive patients
Articles > Article · 2010
Authors: Burcu BARUTÇUOĞLU, Zuhal PARILDAR, Mehmet Işıl MUTAF, DİLEK ÖZMEN, Emin ALİOĞLU, Sara HABİF, Oya BAYINDIR
TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2010, vol 40, pp 239-248
DOI: 10.3906/sag-0807-11
Summary
Aim: Hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) cause endothelial dysfunction and may result in cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to assess endothelial dysfunction in essential hypertensives, and normotensive and hypertensive type 2 diabetics and to evaluate the effect of telmisartan on endothelium in hypertensives.