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SUBMITTER: Lieb W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2714984 | biostudies-other | 2009 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Lieb Wolfgang W Benndorf Ralf A RA Benjamin Emelia J EJ Sullivan Lisa M LM Maas Renke R Xanthakis Vanessa V Schwedhelm Edzard E Aragam Jayashri J Schulze Friedrich F Böger Rainer H RH Vasan Ramachandran S RS
Atherosclerosis 20080828 1
<h4>Objective</h4>Increasing evidence indicates that cardiac structure and function are modulated by the nitric oxide (NO) system. Elevated plasma concentrations of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA; a competitive inhibitor of NO synthase) have been reported in patients with end-stage renal disease. It is unclear if circulating ADMA and L-arginine levels are related to cardiac structure and function in the general population.<h4>Methods</h4>We related plasma ADMA and L-arginine (the amino acid p ...[more]