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Review
. 2008 Jan;36(1 Suppl):S95-105.
doi: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000297161.41559.93.

Vasodilators in the management of acute heart failure

Uri Elkayam  1 , Munir Janmohamed, Munira Habib, Parta Hatamizadeh
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Review

Vasodilators in the management of acute heart failure

Uri Elkayam et al. Crit Care Med. 2008 Jan.

Abstract

Recent guidelines by the Heart Failure Society of America have recommended consideration for use of nitroprusside, nitroglycerin, or nesiritide in addition to diuretics to achieve hemodynamic and symptomatic improvement. This article reviews the results of previous studies evaluating the pharmacologic and clinical effects and safety profiles of these drugs in patients with heart failure.

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