by means of specific inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system ( captopril ) and of the sympathetic nervous activity ( prazosin ) in dogs with congestive heart failure , and by using a specific antagonist of the pressor activity of arginine vasopressin in rats with heart failure , we studied the influence of these pressor hormone systems on peripheral vascular resistance and cardiac function .
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captopril
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congestive heart