The safety of preoperative vardenafil in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 106-109

  Ali, Asghar ^a   Binder, Andrew ^a   Mohmand, Asad ^a   Stewart, Helen ^b   Pipkin, Margaret ^c   Martin, Lisa ^c   Szentpetery, Szabolcs ^a,c   Katlaps, Gundars ^a,c   Jovin, Ion S ^a  

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

^b McGuire Research Institute   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

coronary bypass surgery; ischemia reperfusion; myocardial protection; phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors; vardenafil

Indexed keywords

VARDENAFIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PILOT PROJECTS; PIPERAZINES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SULFONES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAZINES; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880573955     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: 15334023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0b013e318291be81     Document Type: Article

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