Why the study?
Does oral hydralazine improve rest and exercise hemodynamics in patients with aortic or mitral regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction?
Population
11 patients with aortic or mitral regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction who are not candidates for…
Comparison
Oral hydralazine 50-70 mg every 6 hours for 48… vs Baseline (before hydralazine administration).
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
48 hours
Authors
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Oral hydralazine provides favorable hemodynamic effects at rest and during exercise in patients with aortic or mitral regurgitation and LV dysfunction who are not surgical candidates.
Does oral hydralazine improve rest and exercise hemodynamics in patients with aortic or mitral regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction?
Oral hydralazine provides favorable hemodynamic effects at rest and during exercise in patients with aortic or mitral regurgitation and LV dysfunction who are not surgical candidates.
Slosky et al. (1981) studied this question.