In contrast, conventional cardiovascular therapies such as ACE inhibitors, statins, insulin-sensitizing agents, and estrogens have been shown to alleviate endothelial dysfunction, often independent of their effects on systemic disease processes.These agents restore endothelial function through their salutary effects on pathologic vascular oxidative processes.
Long-term liabilities. Long-term liabilities are liabilities with a future benefit over one year, such as notes payable that mature longer than one year. In accounting, the long-term liabilities are shown on the right wing of the balance-sheet representing the sources of funds, which are generally bounded in form of capital assets.
The $22,500 dollars is a loan the company must pay back to the bank. All loans are considered liabilities and since the loan is payable over 10 years, it is considered a long term liability. On December 31, 200X the balance owning on the Mortgage is $19,757. As you can see, the loan has reduced from $22,500 down to $19,757 in half of one year (July to December, 200X).