Effects of losartan on ventricular remodeling in experimental infarction in rats

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of losartan on ventricular remodeling and on survival after myocardial infarction in rats. METHODS: After surgical occlusion of left coronary artery, 84 surviving male Wistar rats were divided into two groups: LO treated with losartan (20mg/kg/day, n=33) and NT (n=...

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Main Authors: Zornoff Leonardo A. M., Matsubara Luiz S., Matsubara Beatriz B., Paiva Sergio A. R., Spadaro Joel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2000-01-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2000001200001