Sildenafil and bosentan improve arterial oxygenation during acute hypoxic exercise: A controlled laboratory trial

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 211-221

  Olfert, I Mark ^a   Loeckinger, Alexander ^b   Treml, Benedikt ^b   Faulhaber, Martin ^c   Flatz, Markus ^a,b,c   Burtscher, Martin ^c   Truebsbach, Susanne ^b   Kleinsasser, Axel ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

endothelin receptor antagonist; gas exchange; phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN; OXYGEN; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; PURINE DERIVATIVE; SILDENAFIL; SULFONAMIDE; SULFONE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; CARDIAC OUTPUT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; OXYGEN; PIPERAZINES; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; PURINES; SULFONAMIDES; SULFONES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 80053349259     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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