To determine if clinically effective doses of the antihypertensive agent captopril affected the neuronal release of norepinephrine or baroreflex sensitivity, changes in plasma norepinephrine concentration and heart rate were related to the changes in mean arterial pressure seen during the intravenous infusion of stepwise incremental doses of sodium nitroprusside before and during captopril trea...

The effect of arterial hypertension on cerebral blood flow was studied by the intracarotid 133Xe clearance method in baboons. The arterial blood pressure was raised in gradual steps with angiotensin. Baboons with renal hypertension of 8-12 weeks duration were studied along with normotensive baboons. In initially normotensive baboons, cerebral blood flow remained constant until the mean arterial...

1. After 4.5 months of renal hypertension in rats renal artery 'declipping' was performed. Eight weeks afterwards paired hindquarter perfusions were performed on the declipped rats and normotensive control rats, exploring the relationships between mean arterial pressure and flow, from maximal vasodilatation to maximal vasoconstriction, induced by graded noradrenaline infusions. Left ventricular...

BACKGROUND When obtaining an arterial blood sample via percutaneous puncture, there is a risk of accidentally obtaining venous blood. Conventional methods of confirming arterial blood at the bedside, such as blood color and pulsatile return, can be misleading in patients with low blood pressure or hypoxemia. OBJECTIVE To determine if the arterial sampler filling time can be an accurate indic...

OBJECTIVES Hemodynamic monitoring is vital during liver transplant surgeries because distinct hemodynamic changes are expected. The continuous noninvasive arterial pressure (CNAP) monitor is a noninvasive device for continuous arterial pressure measurement by a tonometric method. This study compared continuous noninvasive arterial pressure monitoring with invasive direct arterial pressure monit...