Sildenafil improves exercise hemodynamics in fontan patients

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 265-273

  Van De Bruaene, Alexander ^a   La Gerche, Andre ^b,e   Claessen, Guido ^b   De Meester, Pieter ^a   Devroe, Sarah ^c   Gillijns, Hilde ^b   Bogaert, Jan ^d   Claus, Piet ^d   Heidbuchel, Hein ^b   Gewillig, Marc ^a   Budts, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine   (Belgium)

^c UZ Gasthuisberg   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyclic Gmp; Exercise; Fontan Procedure; Pulmonary Circulation; Sildenafil

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART INDEX; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG RESISTANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

CYCLIC GMP; EXERCISE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; SILDENAFIL;

CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PURINES; SULFONES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900448991     PISSN: 19419651     EISSN: 19420080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.113.001243     Document Type: Article

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