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Antioxidants and Endothelial Function: Therapeutic Implications

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Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2002

Part of the book series: Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2002 ((YEARBOOK,volume 2002))

Abstract

Endothelial function may be impaired in critically ill patients [1]. The endothelium actively regulates vascular tone, platelet aggregation, coagulation, fibrinolysis, and leukocyte activation [2]. Endothelial dysfunction may, therefore, be important in the pathophysiology of some of the conditions encountered in the intensive care unit (ICU).

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  1. Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070, Brussels, Belgium

    Jean-Louis Vincent (Head, Department of Intensive Care) (Head, Department of Intensive Care)

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Mullan, B.A., McCloskey, B.V. (2002). Antioxidants and Endothelial Function: Therapeutic Implications. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2002. Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2002, vol 2002. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56011-8_10

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