Clinical and hemodynamic effects of oral sildenafil on biventricular function on patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
Sarah M AbdelazizRaghda R S HusseinMostafa El MokademHesham B MahmoudPublished in: International journal of clinical practice (2021)
In patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction secondary to dilated or ischemic cardiomyopathy, relatively small doses of sildenafil significantly enhances exercise period and functional ability, with substantial improvement in left ventricular systolic function irrespective of the existence of major pulmonary hypertension.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- pulmonary hypertension
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- heart failure
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- acute myocardial infarction
- aortic stenosis
- left atrial
- mitral valve
- pulmonary artery
- oxidative stress
- blood pressure
- high intensity
- body composition
- ischemia reperfusion injury
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement