Nitroglycerin improves left ventricular relaxation by changing systolic loading sequence in patients with excessive arterial load

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 211-216

  Fujimoto, Naoki ^a   Onishi, Katsuya ^a   Tanabe, Masaki ^a   Dohi, Kaoru ^a   Funabiki, Kaoru ^a   Kurita, Tairou ^a   Yamanaka, Takashi ^a   Nakajima, Kazuki ^a   Ito, Masaaki ^a   Nobori, Tsutomu ^a   Nakano, Takeshi ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arterial load; Left ventricular relaxation; Loading sequence; Nitroglycerin; Patients

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE COMPLIANCE; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MANOMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; ARTERIES; FEMALE; HEART; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DISEASES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; NITROGLYCERIN; SYSTOLE; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 20044364374     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.fjc.0000152034.84491.fc     Document Type: Article

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