Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition restores the diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide in patients with chronic heart failure by improving the molecular diffusion across the alveolar capillary membrane

Clinical Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-22

  Guazzi, Marco ^a   Agostoni, Piergiuseppe ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enalapril; Pulmonary capillary blood; Pulmonary function

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LUNG CAPILLARY; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; BLOOD VOLUME; CAPILLARIES; CAPILLARY RESISTANCE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL MEMBRANE; ENALAPRIL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY;

EID: 0032900835     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS19980239     Document Type: Article

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