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Angiology
Findings in angiology provide new insights
March 24th, 2006
Reports from South Korea, Canada and United States highlight recent research on angiology. Study 1: Treatment with ACE inhibitors supports vasoconstriction during bypass surgery. "The effects of pre-operative angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) treatment on haemodynamic status and vasoconstrictor requirements during off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) were studied," scientists in South Korea report. Y.K. Lee and colleagues, Yonsei University, wrote, "Eighty patients selected for OPCAB were divided into those who had been treated with ACEIs for 4 weeks or more pre-operatively (ACEI group) (n=43) and those who...
Source: Drug Week (2006-03-24)
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