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Sympathetic overactivity in hypertension and cardiovascular disease by Manolis, A J, Poulimenos, L E, Kallistratos, M S, Gavras, I, Gavras, H

“…From the first description of its anatomy by T. Willis to the novel therapeutic manipulations, it is unanimously recognized that the sympathetic nervous system…”
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Angiotensin inhibition and malignancies: a review by Rosenthal, T, Gavras, I

“…After an early report that patients treated with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors had a lower than expected incidence of cancers, there was a…”
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Differential gene expression of bradykinin receptors 1 and 2 in peripheral monocytes from patients with essential hypertension by Marketou, M E, Kontaraki, J, Zacharis, E, Parthenakis, F, Maragkoudakis, S, Gavras, I, Gavras, H, Vardas, P E

“…Bradykinin participates in various hypertensive processes, exerted via its type 1 and type 2 receptors (BKR1 and BKR2). The aim of the study was to investigate…”
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Angiotensin II as a cardiovascular risk factor by GAVRAS, I, GAVRAS, H

“…A renin-angiotensin level that is inappropriately high for the systemic blood pressure and the state of sodium balance is now recognized to be one of the…”
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Pleiotropic Effects of Statins May Improve Outcomes in Atherosclerotic Renovascular Disease by Silva, Vanessa S., Martin, Luis C., Franco, Roberto J.S., Carvalho, Fabio C., Bregagnollo, Edson A., Castro, Joao H., Gavras, Irene, Gavras, Haralambos

“…Background Atherosclerotic renovascular disease (ARD) coexists with arterial obstructive disease in the coronary, cerebral, and peripheral arteries that may…”
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Effects of Eprosartan Versus Enalapril in Hypertensive Patients on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System and Safety Parameters: Results from a 26-Week, Double-blind, Multicentre Study by Gavras, I., Gavras, H.

“…Summary A double-blind comparator study was performed in 528 hypertensive patients [baseline sitting diastolic blood pressure (SitDBP) 95-114 mmHg]. The…”
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Arterial compliance changes in diabetic normotensive patients after angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition therapy by Manolis, Athanasios J., Iraklianou, Stella, Pittaras, Andreas, Zairis, Michael, Tsioufis, Konstantinos, Psaltiras, George, Psomali, Demetra, Foussas, Stefanos, Gavras, Irene, Gavras, Haralambos

“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is known to cause increased arterial wall stiffness and increased cardiovascular risk, even in the absence of hypertension. This study…”
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Effects of ANG II on bradykinin receptor gene expression in cardiomyocytes and vascular smooth muscle cells by Kintsurashvili, E, Duka, I, Gavras, I, Johns, C, Farmakiotis, D, Gavras, H

“…Bradykinin has vasodilatory and tissue-protective effects exerted via its B(2) type receptor, whereas the B(1) receptor is constitutively absent but inducible…”
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Association between hypervolemia and ventricular hypertrophy in hemodialysis patients by Martin, L.C., Franco, R.J.S., Gavras, I., Matsubara, B.B., Garcia, S., Caramori, J.T., Barretti, B.B., Balbi, A.L., Barsanti, R., Padovani, C., Gavras, H.

“…Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a well-known predictor of cardiovascular mortality in patients who have end-stage renal disease and are maintained on…”
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The antiarrhythmic potential of angiotensin II antagonism: experience with losartan by Gavras, Irene, Gavras, Haralambos

“…A large body of literature accumulated over the past several years supports the notion that inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system protects the heart and…”
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Bradykinin-mediated effects of ACE inhibition by Gavras, Irene

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Maternal component in the familial aggregation of hypertension by DeStefano, AL, Gavras, H, Heard-Costa, N, Bursztyn, M, Manolis, A, Farrer, LA, Baldwin, CT, Gavras, I, Schwartz, F

“…To assess maternal versus paternal contributions to the familial aggregation of hypertension, we examined family history data from 344 hypertensive probands…”
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Genetic predisposition to stroke in relatives of hypertensives by NICOLAOU, M, DESTEFANO, A. L, GAVRAS, I, CUPPLES, L. A, MANOLIS, A. J, BALDWIN, C. T, GAVRAS, H, FARRER, L. A

“…The genetic basis of stroke is poorly understood. We evaluated patterns of familial aggregation of hypertension and stroke to test the hypothesis that…”
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Genetic epidemiology of essential hypertension by GAVRAS, I, MANOLIS, A, GAVRAS, H

“…This review article is intended to introduce the uninitiated clinician to the basic concepts, aims and early findings of the genetic epidemiology of…”
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Acute effect of clonidine on left ventricular pressure-volume relation in hypertensive patients with diastolic heart dysfunction by STEFANADIS, C, MANOLIS, A, DERNELLIS, J, TSIOUFIS, C, TSIAMIS, E, GAVRAS, I, GAVRAS, H, TOUTOUZAS, P

“…We sought to assess the haemodynamic effects of clonidine on left ventricular (LV) pressure-volume relation in patients with diastolic heart dysfunction due to…”
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Is 44-hour better than 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in hemodialysis? by Martin, L C, Franco, R J S, Gavras, I, Matsubara, B B, Okoshi, K, Zanati, S G, Caramori, J T, Barretti, P, Balbi, A L, Gavras, H

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate if hemodialysis (HD) patients with similar blood pressure (BP) in the whole inter-HD period could have different target…”
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The calcium channel antagonist controversy by Gavras, I, Gavras, H

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Metaphors and health care reform by Gavras, I

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Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Properties and Side Effects by GAVRAS, HARALAMBOS, GAVRAS, IRENE

“…The purpose of this brief review is to separate the characteristic properties and side effects attributable to the pharmacology of the whole class of…”
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[PP.30.10] INCREASED ALPHA2B-ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS GENE EXPRESSION IN PLATELETS FROM PATIENTS WITH NOT ADEQUATELY CONTROLLED ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION by Marketou, M., Spanaki, A., Kontaraki, J., Parthenakis, F., Tsiverdis, P., Konstantinou, J., Vougia, D., Logakis, J., Gavras, I., Gavras, H., Vardas, P.

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