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THE ACTION OF AMYL NITRITE ON THE PULMONARY CIRCULATION
Author(s) -
McDowall R. J. S.
Publication year - 1923
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0370-2901
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1923.sp000281
Subject(s) - amyl nitrite , nitrite , medicine , vasodilation , action (physics) , circulation (fluid dynamics) , cardiology , lung , blood pressure , anesthesia , chemistry , mechanics , organic chemistry , nitrate , physics , quantum mechanics
It is shown that amyl nitrite causes a lowering of pulmonary blood‐pressure Evidence is brought forward to show that there is direct action on the pulmonary blood vessels, and this is supported by the findings in the auricles. The existence of a vasodilator mechanism in the lungs is rendered probable. A revision of the present position of nitrites in the treatment of certain lung diseases is suggested by the results of these experiments.