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Acute cardiac and hemodynamic effects of sildenafil on resistant hypertension.
European journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Dec 2013
Quinaglia Thiago, de Faria Ana Paula C, Fontana Vanessa, Barbaro Natália R, Sabbatini Andréa R, Sertório Jonas T, Demacq Caroline, Tanus-Santos José E, Moreno Heitor
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Failure to control blood pressure (BP) despite the use of three or more drugs characterizes resistant hypertension (RHTN). Impaired endothelial function is associated with this condition and phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5i)-inhibiting cGMP breakdown-reduce BP in RHTN patients. We hypothesized that acute administration of PDE5i could ameliorate hemodynamic, endothelial parameters and left...
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