Effects of hypertension on abdominal wall healing: experimental study in rats.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of untreated and treated hypertension on abdominal wall healing.

Methods: Thirty-two spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were randomly allocated into two groups: H (n = 16), untreated and E (n = 16), treated with enalapril (40 mg/kg per day). Group C (n = 16) was a nonhypertensive control group.