Renin-Angiotensin System and Cardiovascular Functions

Chia-Hua Wu^{1

2}, Shayan Mohammadmoradi^{1

2}, Jeff Z Chen^{1

3}, Hisashi Sawada¹, Alan Daugherty^{1

2

3}, Hong S Lu^{4

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ From the Saha Cardiovascular Research Center (C.-H.W., S.M., J.Z.C., H.S., A.D., H.S.L.).
² Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences (C.-H.W., S.M., A.D., H.S.L.).
³ Department of Physiology (J.Z.C., A.D., H.S.L.), University of Kentucky, Lexington.
⁴ From the Saha Cardiovascular Research Center (C.-H.W., S.M., J.Z.C., H.S., A.D., H.S.L.) hong.lu@uky.edu.

Review

Chia-Hua Wu et al. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2018 Jul.

. 2018 Jul;38(7):e108-e116.

doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.118.311282.

Chia-Hua Wu^{1

2}, Shayan Mohammadmoradi^{1

2}, Jeff Z Chen^{1

3}, Hisashi Sawada¹, Alan Daugherty^{1

2

3}, Hong S Lu^{4

2

3}

¹ From the Saha Cardiovascular Research Center (C.-H.W., S.M., J.Z.C., H.S., A.D., H.S.L.).
² Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences (C.-H.W., S.M., A.D., H.S.L.).
³ Department of Physiology (J.Z.C., A.D., H.S.L.), University of Kentucky, Lexington.
⁴ From the Saha Cardiovascular Research Center (C.-H.W., S.M., J.Z.C., H.S., A.D., H.S.L.) hong.lu@uky.edu.

No abstract available

Keywords: angiotensin; aortic aneurysms; atherosclerosis; cardiovascular disease; rennin–angiotensin system.

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