The heart pumps blood against the mechanical afterload from arterial resistance, and increased afterload may alter cardiac electrophysiology and contribute to life-threatening arrhythmias. However, ...
1 MRC/UCT Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Sports Science Institute of South Africa, University of Cape Town, South Africa 2 Centre for Sports Medicine and Human Performance, ...
Cardiac pressor agents typically reduce the amount of blood pumped with each heartbeat. Cardiovascular hemodynamic principles can show whether such a response is physiologic or maladaptive. You have ...
Pulmonary Circulation, Vol. 4, No. 2 (June 2014), pp. 211-219 (9 pages) AbstractRight ventricular (RV) afterload consists of both resistive and capacitive (pulsatile) components. Total afterload can ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . What does a donkey have in common with the pathophysiology and treatment of congestive heart failure? More than ...
London, UK - The Impact Of Nicorandil in Angina (IONA) study, showing a reduction in cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with stable angina with nicorandil, has been published in the April 13, 2002 ...
What are the clinical benefits of angiotensin receptor/neprilysin inhibitors compared with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers in the setting of heart failure ...