Clinical Abstracts from American Heart Association

Arginine: A New Therapy for Atherosclerosis? (Plaque build-up in the arteries)

Arginine Delivery Increases Total Vessel Area and Reduces Neointimal Thickening After Experimental Balloon Dilatation

Arginine in Pulmonary Hypertension

Biochemical Evidence for Impaired Nitric Oxide Synthesis in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease (Peripheral artery disease info)

Continuous Perivascular L-Arginine Delivery Increases Total Vessel Area and Reduces Neointimal Thickening After Experimental Balloon Dilatation (Arginine reduces restenosis after balloon angioplasty)

Adhesiveness of Mononuclear Cells in Hypercholesterolemic Humans Is Normalized by Dietary L-Arginine (controls stickiness of artery walls)

Dietary L-Arginine Reduces the Progression of Atherosclerosis in Cholesterol-Fed Rabbits (Arginine controls plaque formation)

Long-term L-Arginine Supplementation Improves Small-Vessel Coronary Endothelial Function in Humans (improves endothelium function)

Local Intramural Delivery of L-Arginine Enhances Nitric Oxide Generation and Inhibits Lesion Formation After Balloon Angioplasty

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* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Arginine is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Arginine is an essential part of a healthy diet. People with sufficient arginine in their diet may not require arginine supplementation.

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