Prolonged sinus node recovery time in humans after the intracoronary administration of a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-6

  Exner, Derek V ^a,b   Goodhart, David M ^a   Anderson, Todd J ^a   Duff, Henry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automaticity; Intracoronary; L NMMA; Nitric oxide; Sinoatrial node

Indexed keywords

N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SINUS NODE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CORONARY VESSELS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRA-ARTERIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; SINOATRIAL NODE;

EID: 0033049028     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199907000-00001     Document Type: Article

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