Angiotensin type 1 receptor antagonism reverses abnormal coronary vasomotion in atherosclerosis
Abhiram Prasad, MD, MRCP*,
Julian P. J. Halcox, MA, MRCP*,
Myron A. Waclawiw, PhD and
Arshed A. Quyyumi, MD, FRCP, FACC*
* Cardiology Branch, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Office of Biostatistics Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

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Figure 1 Percent change in epicardial diameter (flow-mediated dilation) (top) and coronary vascular resistance (bottom) during adenosine, before (control) and after losartan.
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Figure 2 Percent change in epicardial diameter (top) and coronary vascular resistance (bottom) during cold pressor testing, before (control) and after losartan.
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Figure 3 Percent change in epicardial diameter (top) and coronary vascular resistance (bottom) during exercise, before (control) and after losartan.
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