Agostino Virdis

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1 Structure, endothelial function, cell growth, and inflammation in blood vessels of angiotensin II-infused rats: role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma. Circulation 2002 2.07
2 Endothelial dysfunction as a target for prevention of cardiovascular disease. Diabetes Care 2009 1.91
3 Lack of pharmacokinetic bioequivalence between generic and branded amoxicillin formulations. A post-marketing clinical study on healthy volunteers. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2009 1.81
4 Endothelium-restricted overexpression of human endothelin-1 causes vascular remodeling and endothelial dysfunction. Circulation 2004 1.65
5 Impaired endothelium-dependent vasodilatation in subclinical hypothyroidism: beneficial effect of levothyroxine therapy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003 1.61
6 Inhibition of mitogen-activated protein/extracellular signal-regulated kinase improves endothelial function and attenuates Ang II-induced contractility of mesenteric resistance arteries from spontaneously hypertensive rats. J Hypertens 2002 1.52
7 Effect of sulfaphenazole on tissue plasminogen activator release in normotensive subjects and hypertensive patients. Circulation 2009 1.49
8 Calcium antagonist treatment by lercanidipine prevents hyperpolarization in essential hypertension. Hypertension 2003 1.43
9 A polymorphism in the cyclooxygenase 2 gene as an inherited protective factor against myocardial infarction and stroke. JAMA 2004 1.40
10 Tissue-type plasminogen activator release in healthy subjects and hypertensive patients: relationship with beta-adrenergic receptors and the nitric oxide pathway. Hypertension 2008 1.39
11 The T-786C and Glu298Asp polymorphisms of the endothelial nitric oxide gene affect the forearm blood flow responses of Caucasian hypertensive patients. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003 1.33
12 Low-grade systemic inflammation causes endothelial dysfunction in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 1.29
13 Endothelium-dependent contractions and endothelial dysfunction in human hypertension. Br J Pharmacol 2009 1.27
14 The eye and the heart. Eur Heart J 2013 1.18
15 Endothelin antagonism on aldosterone-induced oxidative stress and vascular remodeling. Hypertension 2003 1.15
16 Role of aldosterone in angiotensin II-induced cardiac and aortic inflammation, fibrosis, and hypertrophy. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2005 1.12
17 Hydrogen sulphide: novel opportunity for drug discovery. Med Res Rev 2010 1.11
18 Effects of antihypertensive drugs on endothelial dysfunction: clinical implications. Drugs 2002 1.11
19 Hypertension and endothelial dysfunction: therapeutic approach. Curr Vasc Pharmacol 2012 1.06
20 Identification of a cytochrome P450 2C9-derived endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor in essential hypertensive patients. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 1.05
21 Inhibition of adenosine deaminase attenuates inflammation in experimental colitis. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2007 1.01
22 Endothelium, aging, and hypertension. Curr Hypertens Rep 2006 0.97
23 The blockade of adenosine deaminase ameliorates chronic experimental colitis through the recruitment of adenosine A2A and A3 receptors. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2010 0.93
24 Persistent remodeling of resistance arteries in type 2 diabetic patients on antihypertensive treatment. Hypertension 2004 0.91
25 Poor sleep quality and resistant hypertension. Sleep Med 2013 0.91
26 Vascular reactivity in congenital hypogonadal men before and after testosterone replacement therapy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 0.88
27 Cholecalciferol administration blunts the systemic renin-angiotensin system in essential hypertensives with hypovitaminosis D. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst 2013 0.86
28 2012 consensus document of the Italian Society of Hypertension (SIIA): strategies to improve blood pressure control in Italy: from global cardiovascular risk stratification to combination therapy. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2013 0.86
29 Small artery mechanics in hyperhomocysteinemic mice: effects of angiotensin II. J Hypertens 2004 0.85
30 The ageing endothelium, cardiovascular risk and disease in man. Exp Physiol 2008 0.85
31 Resistance artery mechanics and composition in angiotensin II-infused rats: effects of aldosterone antagonism. J Hypertens 2003 0.84
32 Central blood pressure, arterial stiffness, and wave reflection: new targets of treatment in essential hypertension. Curr Hypertens Rep 2009 0.84
33 Growth differentiation factor-15 and cardiovascular dysfunction and disease: malefactor or innocent bystander? Eur Heart J 2010 0.84
34 Chronic treatment with long-acting nifedipine reduces vasoconstriction to endothelin-1 in essential hypertension. Hypertension 2006 0.82
35 [Obesity and endothelial dysfunction]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2006 0.81
36 Endothelium-dependent vasodilation and carotid artery wall remodeling in athletes and sedentary subjects. Atherosclerosis 2005 0.80
37 Vascular dysfunction in a mouse model of Rett syndrome and effects of curcumin treatment. PLoS One 2013 0.80
38 Attenuated responses to angiotensin II in follitropin receptor knockout mice, a model of menopause-associated hypertension. Hypertension 2003 0.79
39 Characterisation of hypertensive patients with improved endothelial function after dark chocolate consumption. Int J Hypertens 2013 0.78
40 Nitric oxide modulates tissue plasminogen activator release in normotensive subjects and hypertensive patients. Hypertension 2007 0.78
41 Haptoglobin deficiency determines changes in adipocyte size and adipogenesis. Adipocyte 2012 0.77
42 Hypertension and cardiometabolic risk factors. Int J Hypertens 2013 0.77
43 [Strategies for improving blood pressure control in Italy: from global cardiovascular risk stratification to combination therapy. 2012 Position paper of the Italian Society of Hypertension]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2012 0.77
44 Vascular reactivity in patients with undifferentiated connective tissue diseases. Atherosclerosis 2008 0.77
45 Rosuvastatin prevents angiotensin II-induced vascular changes by inhibition of NAD(P)H oxidase and COX-1. Br J Pharmacol 2013 0.77
46 Which endothelium-derived factors are really important in humans? Biol Chem 2006 0.77
47 Aging and hypertension: what about the endothelium? J Hypertens 2006 0.76
48 Exogenous ghrelin on nitric oxide-endothelin 1 imbalance in metabolic syndrome: can we kill 2 birds with 1 stone? Hypertension 2009 0.76
49 Renal artery denervation for treating resistant hypertension : definition of the disease, patient selection and description of the procedure. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2013 0.75
50 Selective renin inhibition in obese hypertensive patients: perspectives from tissue penetration. J Hypertens 2012 0.75
51 Response to Endothelial nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase-2, and essential hypertension: is there an interaction? Hypertension 2013 0.75
52 Target organ damage in hypertension. Int J Hypertens 2012 0.75
53 Low birth weight and insulin resistance: can capillary recruitment predict hypertension development? J Hypertens 2002 0.75
54 Device-based therapies for resistant hypertension. Curr Pharm Des 2013 0.75
55 Tissue kallikrein gene polymorphisms induce no change in endothelium-dependent or independent vasodilation in hypertensive and normotensive subjects. J Hypertens 2006 0.75
56 [Renal denervation for the treatment of resistant hypertension: definition, patient selection and description of the procedure. 2012 Position paper of the Italian Society of Hypertension]. G Ital Cardiol (Rome) 2012 0.75
57 Therapeutic implications of recent megatrials: in favor of old drugs. J Nephrol 2007 0.75
58 Hypertension and Atrial Fibrillation: Any Change with the New Anticoagulants. Curr Pharm Des 2014 0.75
59 [Clinical significance of the assessment of endothelial function]. Ital Heart J Suppl 2004 0.75
60 Blood pressure and vascular alterations with growth in childhood. Curr Pharm Des 2011 0.75
61 Highlights from International Congress : The XI Forum on the Renin-Angiotensin System, Capri, Italy, 11-12 April, 2008. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2008 0.75
62 National survey on excellence centers and reference centers for hypertension diagnosis and treatment: geographical distribution, medical facilities and diagnostic opportunities. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2013 0.75