Long term prescription of diuretics for heart failure is very prevalent among elderly patients,
although the rationale for such a treatment strategy is often unclear, as diuretics are not …

A doença valvular cardíaca é uma causa comum de morbidade e mortalidade
cardiovascular em todo o mundo, sendo doença cardíaca reumática a principal responsável …

Rats with myocardial infarction provide a clinically relevant model for hemodynamic and
survival studies. Moreover, behavioral changes in this model, ie increased anxiety and …

The clinical efficacy of xamoterol, a β1-adrenoceptor partial agonist, was determined in a
multicentre double-blind, randomized, parallel group study of 240 patients with mild to …

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a condition characterized by a number of hormonal and
renal adaptations which together conspire to salt and water retention. Diuretic therapy has …

Characteristics of cyclic GMP‐and cyclic AMP‐mediated relaxation in aortic segments of rats
with chronic heart failure (CHF) and the effects of chronic treatment with an angiotensin I …

Publisher Summary Insufficient cardiac output initiates compensatory processes involving
increased activity of the adrenergic, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone,, prostaglandin …

The different pathophysiological causes of acute and chronic heart failure prohibit a simple
therapeutic approach with only one type of drug. Recent investigations have shown that the …

OBJECTIVE--To test the hypothesis that the addition of nitrates improves exercise tolerance
in patients with heart failure caused by coronary artery disease already treated with an …

BACKGROUND:: Despite the clinical relevance of angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE)
inhibitors, their effects on impaired vascular function in patients and animals with chronic …