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A Pharmacological Approach to Degenerative Alterations of Arterial Walls

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The pharmacological approach to the arterial system in man has received little attention until recently. The lack of investigation of arteries is due in part to the pulsatility of the physiological phenomena which take place on the arterial side of the circulation. Additionally, the study of arteries has been impaired for a long time by the absence of appropriate quantitative methods. Today, two important factors allow us to reevaluate the place of the arterial system in clinical and pharmacological investigations: (a) rapid developments in the field of cardiovascular pharmacology and (b) progress in non-invasive techniques. Hypertension, which produces degenerative changes in the whole circulatory system, represents a good model for investigation of the arteries and their response to pharmacotherapy.

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  1. Service d’Anatomie Pathologique et Unité de Recherche sur la Pathologie Rénale et Vasculaire, INSERM U28, Paris, France

    Jean-Pierre Camilleri (Professeur) (Professeur)

  2. Department of Morbid Anatomy, Institute of Pathology, The London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, UK

    Colin L. Berry (Professor) (Professor)

  3. Service de Médecine Interne et de Pathologie Vasculaire, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France

    Jean-Noël Fiessinger (Professeur) (Professeur)

  4. Service de Néphrologie et Unité de Recherche sur la Pathologie Rénale et Vasculaire, INSERM U28, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France

    Jean Bariéty (Professeur) (Professeur)

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Simon, A., Levenson, J., Safar, M. (1989). A Pharmacological Approach to Degenerative Alterations of Arterial Walls. In: Camilleri, JP., Berry, C.L., Fiessinger, JN., Bariéty, J. (eds) Diseases of the Arterial Wall. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1464-2_17

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