Despite it is general thought that the aorta lengthens with ypertension, its empiricalevidence from Indonesian population is lacking. This study aimed to examine the relationship between grade of hypertension and ortic elongation on the chest X-ray examination. A cross-sectional study has been carried out at the Radiology Department, Dr. Moewardi Hospital, from May 23rd to June 23rd 2011. A sam…
Andrographis paniculata leaves are often used as an anti-hypertension medicine. However, its effects in the blood vessels are not clearly known. This research was aimed to measure the activities of Andrographis paniculata leaves extract on blood vessels contractility. Andrographis paniculata leaves were meceratde with CHCL3: Me-OH (1:1), and tested for ther effects on the contractility of the i…