Browsing by Subject "pulmonary-hypertension"

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    • Bench-to-bedside review: carbon dioxide 

      Curley, Gerard; Laffey, John G; Kavanagh, Brian P (Springer Nature, 2010-01-01)
      Carbon dioxide is a waste product of aerobic cellular respiration in all aerobic life forms. PaCO(2) represents the balance between the carbon dioxide produced and that eliminated. Hypocapnia remains a common and generally ...

    • Effects and mechanisms of action of sildenafil citrate in human chorionic arteries 

      Maharaj, Chrisen H; O'Toole, Daniel; Lynch, Tadhg; Carney, John; Jarman, James; Higgins, Brendan D; Morrison, John J; Laffey, John G (Springer Nature, 2009-01-01)
      Objectives: Sildenafil citrate, a specific phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor, is increasingly used for pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy. Sildenafil is also emerging as a potential candidate for the treatment of intra-uterine ...