Endogenous nitric oxide in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF): Relation to functional impairment and nitrate-containing therapies

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-130

  Clini, Enrico ^a   Volterrani, Maurizio ^a   Pagani, Marco ^a   Bianchi, Luca ^a   Porta, Roberto ^a   Gile', Lucia Sonia ^a   Giordano, Amerigo ^a   Ambrosino, Nicolino ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic heart failure; Nitric oxide; NO donors; Pulmonary hypertension

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; ORGANIC NITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BREATH TESTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0034724753     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(00)00211-4     Document Type: Article

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