Acute Inhibition of Rho-Kinase Attenuates Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 363-366

  Li, Fuhai ^a   Xia, Wei ^a   Yuan, Shuanghu ^b   Sun, Ruopeng ^a  

^a Qilu Hospital of Shandong University   (China)

^b SHANDONG CANCER HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Congenital heart defects; Fasudil; Hemodynamics; Pulmonary hypertension; Rho kinase

Indexed keywords

FASUDIL; RHO KINASE; RHO KINASE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CARDIAC PATIENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HEART CATHETER; HEART FUNCTION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

1-(5-ISOQUINOLINESULFONYL)-2-METHYLPIPERAZINE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE; RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64249097973     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-008-9315-z     Document Type: Article

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