La mayor parte de los potenciales do-nantes de órganos proceden de las Uni-dades de Emergencias y Cuidados Inten-sivos, lugar en donde se ubican la ma-yoría de los pacientes con trastorno neu-rológico agudo y grave1.Durante el diagnóstico de muerte ence-fálica (ME) comienza el ...
Abstract Background: Studies have persuasively demonstrated that citrulline has a key role in the arginine-nitric oxide system, increasing nitric oxide bioavailability, an important mediator of peripheral vasodilation. Objective: To analyze the inter-individual post-exercise hypotension responsivenes...
Abstract Background: Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) maturation is one of the main concerns in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and finding a strategy for increasing success rate and accelerating fistula maturation is valuable. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of papaverine inje...
Curcuma longa has biological effects. Its cardiovascular activities are yet to be scientifically studied. Objectives: To investigate the vasorelaxant effects of the aqueous extract of Curcuma longa (AECL). Methods: Aortic annuli of normotensive rats, with or without endothelium, were set up in a data s...
A vasculopatia livedoide é uma doença rara caracterizada pela
oclusão da microvasculatura da derme, originando lesões maculosas
que, posteriormente, podem evoluir para úlceras e cicatrizes
atróficas. Como um fenômeno vaso-oclusivo, o tratamento
geralmente é realizado com antiplaquetários e fibri...
ABSTRACT A 69 years old male with erectile dysfunction lasting 2 years, took 50 mg of sildenafil for having sex with his wife at about 6 o'clock in the morning. One hour later his wife detected that he had an anterograde memory impairment: this was interpreted as a confusional state. The neurological exa...
ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize the calcium influx pathways implicated in the sustained elevation of endothelial intracellular calcium concentration, required for the synthesis and release of relaxing factors. Methods: We evaluated the effect of the newly synthesized pyrazole derivatives, described...
INTRODUCCIÓN: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a disease that is characterized for an elevated pressure in the pulmonary artery and an increased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). Inhaled milrinone has demonstrated acting as a selective pulmonary vasodilator, being a useful tool for the treatment of pat...
