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Sildenafil and Diastolic Dysfunction After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Author(s) -
Mads J. Andersen,
Mads Ersbøll,
Anna Axelsson Raja,
Finn Gustafsson,
Christian Hassager,
Lars Køber,
Barry A. Borlaug,
Søren Boesgaard,
Lene Theil Skovgaard,
Jacob Eifer Møller
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.112.000056
Subject(s) - medicine , sildenafil , cardiology , pulmonary wedge pressure , ejection fraction , cardiac index , myocardial infarction , diastole , blood pressure , placebo , heart failure , vascular resistance , cardiac output , anesthesia , alternative medicine , pathology
Diastolic dysfunction is frequently seen after myocardial infarction and is characterized by a disproportionate increase in filling pressure during exercise to maintain stroke volume. We hypothesized that sildenafil would reduce filling pressure during exercise in patients with diastolic dysfunction after myocardial infarction.

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