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Vasodilators in Chronic Heart Failure

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  • © 1983

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Editors:
  1. H. Just

    1. Kardiologie, Medizinische Klinik III, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

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  2. W.-D. Bussmann

    1. Zentrum der Inneren Medizin Abteilung für Kardiologie, Klinikum der J.-W.-Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt/Main 70, Germany

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Physiology

    1. Vasoconstrictor Mechanisms and the Effects of Nitrates

      • Robert Zelis, Stephen F. Flaim
      Pages 1-13

    2. Functional and Metabolic Consequences of Chronic Alterations in Preload and Afterload in the Hypertrophied and Dilated Heart

      • B. E. Strauer, W. Motz
      Pages 14-29

    3. The Sympathetic Nervous System in Chronic Heart Failure and Its Response to Vasodilator Therapy

      • Klaus Starke
      Pages 30-35

    4. Regulation of Renal Hemodynamics in Congestive Heart Failure

      • Hartmut Kirchheim
      Pages 36-46

    5. The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Congestive Heart Failure

      • G. A. Turini, H. R. Brunner
      Pages 47-57

    6. Endogenous Catecholamines Under Chronic Vasodilator Treatment

      • W. Klein
      Pages 58-67

    7. Effects of Hydralazine and Isosorbide Dinitrate on Vasoconstrictor Mechanisms in Patients with Heart Failure

      • J. Manthey, R. Dietz, E. Hackenthal, N. Y. Ke, H. Leinberger, A. Schömig et al.
      Pages 68-72

  3. Pharmacology

    1. Cellular Mechanism of Action of Directly Acting Vasodilator Drugs

      • Volker A. W. Kreye
      Pages 73-81

    2. Pharmacokinetics of Nitrates

      • Thomas Meinertz
      Pages 82-83

    3. Isosorbide Dinitrate: Pharmacokinetics After Intravenous Administration

      • R. A. Morrison, D. Höhmann, T. Meinertz, E. Jähnchen, Ho-Leung Fung
      Pages 84-87

    4. Prazosin and α-Blocking Agents

      • F. Kersting
      Pages 88-92

  4. Clinical Experience

    1. Promises and Disappointments of Vasodilator Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure

      • S. H. Taylor
      Pages 93-111

    2. Nitrates in Chronic Heart Failure

      • Wulf-Dirk Bussmann
      Pages 112-123

    3. The Long-Term Effects of Dihydralazine and Hydralazine on Intractable Cardiac Failure

      • Ph. Morand, G. Lavigne
      Pages 124-130

    4. The Use of Hydralazine for Chronic Cardiac Failure: Results and Unanswered Questions

      • D. G. Mathey
      Pages 131-138

    5. Prazosin Therapy in Severe Chronic Congestive Heart Failure

      • F. Burkart, O. Bertel
      Pages 139-146

    6. Early Experience with Captopril in Congestive Heart Failure

      • Jay N. Cohn, T. Barry Levine, Gordon Pierpont
      Pages 147-153

    7. Acute Effect of Nifedipine on Left Ventricular Performance at Rest and During Exercise in Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction

      • Peter Hanrath, Peter Kremer
      Pages 154-163

    8. Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure with Dipyridamole

      • U. Sigwart, M. Grbic
      Pages 164-167
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Kardiologie, Medizinische Klinik III, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

    H. Just

  • Zentrum der Inneren Medizin Abteilung für Kardiologie, Klinikum der J.-W.-Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt/Main 70, Germany

    W.-D. Bussmann

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Vasodilators in Chronic Heart Failure

  • Editors: H. Just, W.-D. Bussmann

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68605-4

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-68607-8Published: 06 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-68605-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 236

  • Topics: Cardiology, Pharmacology/Toxicology

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