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Does carvedilol improve endothelial dysfunction compared to metoprolol in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats?
Does carvedilol improve endothelial dysfunction compared to metoprolol in stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats?
In a hypertensive rat model, carvedilol, but not metoprolol, improved endothelium-dependent relaxation of resistance arteries, suggesting disparate favorable effects on endothelial dysfunction.
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Differential effects on endothelial function in hypertensive rats should not change practice; leaves open whether carvedilol offers unique vascular benefits over metoprolol.
Intengan et al. (2000) studied this question.
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