Adenosine for vasoreactivity testing in pulmonary hypertension: A head-to-head comparison with inhaled nitric oxide☆
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Keywords
Pulmonary hypertension
Adenosine
Diagnosis
Nitric oxide
Abbreviations
APVT
Acute pulmonary vasoreactivity testing
CCB
Calcium channel blocker
CHD
Congenital heart disease
CO
Cardiac output
iNO
Inhaled nitric oxide
PA
Pulmonary artery
PAH
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
PCWP
Pulmonary capillary wedged pressure
PVR
Pulmonary vascular resistance
WHO
World Health Organization
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Financial support: AL Ribeiro is supported by the Brazilian research agencies CNPq – Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brasília, Brazil, and FAPEMIG – Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. These research agencies had no influence in study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the paper for publication.
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