Effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibition on basal function and the force-frequency relationship in the normal and failing human heart in vivo

Circulation

Volumn 104, Issue 19, 2001, Pages 2318-2323

  Cotton, James M ^a   Kearney, Mark T ^a   MacCarthy, Philip A ^a   Grocott Mason, Richard M ^b   McClean, Dougal R ^a   Heymes, Christophe ^a   Richardson, Peter J ^a   Shah, Ajay M ^a,c  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contractility; Heart failure; Myocardial contraction; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGED; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; FORCE; HEART DILATATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; MALE; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0035818566     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hc4401.098515     Document Type: Article

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