Nitroglycerine: Relief from the heartache of decompression sickness?

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1537-1538

  Moon, Richard E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL 1,2 DINITRATE; GLYCEROL 1,3 DINITRATE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; INERT GAS; NITRIC OXIDE;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTHRALGIA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; DEATH; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; EDITORIAL; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARESTHESIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TISSUE PERFUSION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; EMBOLISM, AIR; HEART; MYOCARDIUM; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXYGEN; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845398902     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00777.2006     Document Type: Editorial

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