Augmentation of perfusion with simultaneous vasodilator and inotropic agents in experimental acute middle cerebral artery occlusion: a pilot study.
Mira M LiuNiloufar SaadatYong Ik JeongSteven RothMarek NiekraszTimothy CarrollGregory A ChristoforidisPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2022)
Results suggest that perfusion can be augmented in ischemic stroke with norepinephrine and hydralazine. Perfusion augmentation depends on degree of collateralization and territory in question, with some evidence of vascular steal.