title: The renin angiotensin system in bypass graft surgery.
abstract: The renin angiotensin system is implicated in the development of vein graft disease after coronary artery bypass surgery. Components of this system have been shown to play important roles in determining the short-term and long-term performance of coronary artery bypass grafts. Significant differences exist in the commonly used arterial and venous grafts in angiotensin converting enzyme activity and angiotensin responses. The existence of a dual enzyme pathway in angiotensin II formation has also been demonstrated. Such findings have implications for the use of AT1-receptor antagonists over enzyme inhibitors to improve graft performance and prevent the development of coronary artery bypass graft disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Heart Science Centre, Harefield Hospital, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Borland
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Chester
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Yacoub
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / Q000502:physiology; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin / Q000502:physiology; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System
chemical_list: D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin; D000804:Angiotensin II; D007703:Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A