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Angiology
Phenylephrine increases blood flow in the radial artery used as a coronary bypass conduit
November 18th, 2005
According to recently published research from the United States, phenylephrine increases blood flow in the radial artery used as a coronary bypass conduit. "The radial artery has more smooth muscle in its wall than the other arterial conduits and is known to be vasospastic. Because it is frequently necessary to use vasoconstrictors early after coronary bypass surgery we investigated the effects of phenylephrine on conduit flow in this setting," wrote N. Skubas and colleagues, Washington University School of Medicine. "Thirty patients undergoing coronary artery bypass with all arterial conduits in which the radial artery was used as a T-graft were...
Source: Drug Week (2005-11-18)
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