Effects of inhaled iloprost on right ventricular contractility, right ventriculo-vascular coupling and ventricular interdependence: a randomized placebo-controlled trial in an experimental model of acute pulmonary hypertension

INTRODUCTION: Prostacyclin inhalation is increasingly used to treat acute pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure, although its pharmacodynamic properties remain controversial. Prostacyclins not only affect vasomotor tone but may also have cAMP-mediated positive inotropic effects and mo...

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Autores principales: Rex, Steffen, Missant, Carlo, Claus, Piet, Buhre, Wolfgang, Wouters, Patrick F
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2592739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18783596
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc7005

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