Protective Effects of Flavanol-Rich Dark Chocolate on Endothelial Function and Wave Reflection During Acute Hyperglycemia - Grassi, Davide; Desideri, Giovambattista; Necozione, Stefano; Ruggieri, Fabrizio; Blumberg, Jeffrey B.; Stornello, Michele; Ferri, Claudio (Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979), 2012)
Keywords: Acute Disease; Adult; Antihypertensive agents; Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood Pressure - drug effects; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cacao; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular system; Dinoprost - analogs & derivatives; Dinoprost - blood; Endothelin-1 - blood; Endothelium, Vascular - drug effects; Endothelium, Vascular - physiology; Female; Flavanones - pharmacology; Glucose Tolerance Test; Humans; Hyperglycemia - physiopathology; Insulin Resistance - physiology; Insulin-Secreting Cells - physiology; Male; Medical sciences; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Pulse Wave Analysis; Hypertension; endothelial function; Oxidative stress; wave reflections; Cardiovascular disease; Flavonoid; cocoa; Prevention; Polyphenol; Hyperglycemia; Nitric oxide; Phenols; flavonoids