Vzasodilator Therapy for Heart Failure
Authors: KANU CHATTERJEE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1975)

Editorials1 September 1975Vzasodilator Therapy for Heart FailureKANU CHATTERJEE, M.B., M.R.C.P., F.A.C.P.KANU CHATTERJEE, M.B., M.R.C.P., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-83-3-421 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPathophysiologic consequences and clinical manifestations of "cardiac pump failure" can be related to reduced cardiac output and elevated pulmonary and systemic venous pressures. The major objectives of therapy for pump failure, therefore, are to improve cardiac output and decrease venous pressures. Improvement in cardiac output can be achieved in appropriate circumstances by increasing heart rate, ventricular diastolic volume (Frank-Starling mechanism), and contractile state. 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PARMLEY, M.D., STEVEN C. KLAUSNER, M.D., JON POLANSKY, M.D., BARRY ZACHERLE, M.D. 1 September 1975Volume 83, Issue 3 Page: 421-423 Keywords Cardiac output Heart failure Heart rate Systemic vascular resistance ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1975 PDF downloadLoading ...