Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are safer and provide better survival and better
quality of life than biventricular assist devices (BVADs) but end-stage heart failure often …

The volume of extracellular fluid (ECF) is maintained within narrow limits in normal human
subjects, despite day-to-day variations in dietary intake of salt and water over a wide range …

By reduction of ventricular wall-tension and improving the blood supply to vital organs,
ventricular assist devices (VADs) can eliminate the major pathophysiological stimuli for …

Anesthesia may induce hemodynamic instability in patients treated with angiotensin-
converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs). To assess the hemodynamic effects of anesthesia in …

Renal dysfunction occurring after open heart surgery is multifactorial in origin but activation
of the renin–angiotensin system may have a prominent role. Fourteen patients with …

Although studies in anesthetized, sino-aortic denervated animals indicate that inhibition of
central nitric oxide (NO) causes an excitatory influence on efferent sympathetic nerve activity …

Objective: To evaluate plasma sodium and glucose concentrations in dogs with congestive
heart failure (CHF) prior to treatment and evaluate the differences between survivors and …

We investigated the effects of hydralazine on renal sympathetic nerve activity in
anaesthetized heart failure rats. Sham‐operated rats (group 1) received 0.5 mg kg− 1 of …

Die intraoperative Messung des Herzzeitvolumens ist gerade bei kritisch kranken Patienten
von großer klinischer Bedeutung. Sie dient sowohl der Therapiesteuerung als auch deren …

Summary 1 It is generally recognized that the vasodilator hydralazine produces hypotension
accompanied by baroreflex‐mediated tachycardia. In some experimental conditions …