Beta-blockers and atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in hypertension.
Several studies (including ours) in patients with moderate hypertension indicate that beta-adrenergic blockers exert their antihypertensive action in part by increasing ANP secretion. There is also strong evidence that (beta 1- adrenergic receptors are mainly involved in this action. In this article we provide an overview on some of these studies.
Papadopoulos
C L
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Second Dept of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Kokkas
B A
BA
Anogiannakis
G A
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