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 long-term loan usually has a maturity of 3-10 years although long-term bank loans can stretch out as far as 20 years depending on its purpose. Long-term bank loans are always supported by a company's collateral, usually in the form of the company's assets.