Sympathetic responses to atrial natriuretic peptide in patients with congestive heart failure

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 129-135

  Azevedo, Eduardo R ^a   Newton, Gary E ^a   Parker, Andrea B ^b   Floras, John S ^a   Parker, John D ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b SOCAR Cardiac Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial natriuretic peptide; Autonomic physiology; Congestive heart failure; Hemodynamics; Nitroprusside; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; CATECHOLAMINES; CORONARY CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROPRUSSIDE; NOREPINEPHRINE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYMPATHOLYTICS; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0033985960     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200001000-00017     Document Type: Article

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