| Literature DB >> 19723460 |
Cristina Opasich1, Giovanni Cioffi, Alessandra Gualco.
Abstract
Sodium nitroprusside is an older intravenous vasodilator appropriate for acute hospital treatment of patients with congestive heart failure. It is a balanced arterial and venous vasodilator with a very short half-life, facilitating rapid titration. In general, it improves hemodynamic and clinical status by reducing systemic vascular resistance, left ventricular filling pressure, and increasing cardiac output. This review summarizes recently published literature and recent data regarding the use of this intravenous vasodilator in decompensated heart failure patients.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19723460 DOI: 10.1007/s11897-009-0026-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Heart Fail Rep ISSN: 1546-9530