November 22, 2004Current Opinion in Critical Care
ATP-dependent potassium channels as a key target for the treatment of myocardial and vascular dysfunction
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Implication
May broaden options in hypertension and ischemia; leaves open validation in randomized trials.
Structured PICO
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Intervention
Potassium channel openers (including minoxidil, nicorandil, pinacidil, bimakalin, and levosimendan)
Potassium channel openers represent a versatile therapeutic class with potential applications ranging from hypertension to myocardial ischemia and cardiac preconditioning.
Cite This Study
Pollesello et al. (2004) studied this question.