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vasodilator

[vas″o-di-la´tor]

1. causing dilation of blood vessels.

2. a nerve or agent that has this effect.

va·so·di·la·tor

(vā'sō-dī-lā'tŏr, vas'ō-),

1. An agent that causes dilation of the blood vessels. Synonym(s): vasodilative (2)

2. A nerve, stimulation of which results in dilation of the blood vessels.

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vasodilator

(vā′zō-dī-lā′tər, -dĭ-, -dī′lā-)

Something, such as a nerve or drug, that causes vasodilation.

vasodilator

An agent that dilates blood vessels Cardiology A vasoactive agent used in CHF–eg, nitrates, nitroprusside, hydralazine, ACE inhibitors, prazocin, captopril, to ↓ preload and/or afterload

va·so·di·la·tor

(vā'sō-dī'lā-tŏr)

1. An agent that causes dilation of the blood vessels.
Synonym(s): vasodilative (2) .

2. A nerve that stimulates dilation of the blood vessels.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

Vasodilator

An agent, such as a nerve or hormone, that widens the blood vessels, which in turn decreases resistance to blood flow and lowers blood pressure.

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va·so·di·la·tor

(vā'sō-dī'lā-tŏr)

1. An agent that causes dilation of blood vessels.
Synonym(s): vasodilative (2) .

2. A nerve, stimulation of which results in dilation of the blood vessels.

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Conventional management with vasodilators had proven to be unhelpful.

Severe gangrene in a patient with anti-RNP positive limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis/rheumatoid arthritis overlap syndrome caused by vasculopathy and vasculitis

Only sildenafil and magnesium sulphate were used as pulmonary vasodilators; the unit did not offer iNO or ECMO treatment during the study period.

Retrospective review of neonates with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

Caption: Figure 4: There was no acceleration of blood flow, and stenosis was not indicated at the surgical anastomosis between the pulmonary venous confluence and the atrium in pulmonary vasodilator testing.

Pulmonary Hemodynamic Changes with Nitric Oxide or Oxygen in a Patient with Asplenia, Single Right Ventricle, and Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection after Fontan Procedure

Inclusion criteria were patients with an acute onset (within 72 h) of hearing loss treated with vasodilators or glucocorticoids.

Use of Vasodilators In Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Systematic Review

On the basis of our findings and the data available in the literature, addition of some kind of physical stress to vasodilator infusion improves image quality, reduction of unwanted effects with minimal efforts.

HEMODYNAMIC EFFECTS OF SIMPLE HAND PUMP EXERCISE SUPPLEMENTATION TO ADENOSINE STRESS PROTOCOL ON TC-99M SESTAMIBI IMAGING

Vasodilators were more frequently prescribed by physicians in managing cardiogenic shock (67.1%, 393/586) than for septic shock (32.3%, 189/586) and for hypovolemic shock (6.5% [38/586]) [Table 3].

Extensive Variability in Vasoactive Agent Therapy: A Nationwide Survey in Chinese Intensive Care Units

Papaverine is a vasodilator with proven efficacy, and has been used clinically for many years.

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DG decoctions have been shown to possess anti-oxidative and vasodilator properties (Lam et al.

Cerebral vasodilator properties of Danshen and Gegen: a study of their combined efficacy and mechanisms of actions

We recently investigated the mechanisms underlying radial artery (RA) FMD in young men and women, finding that blocking NO and PN reduced the vasodilator response to ischemia in some subjects but not in others [8].

Redundant vasodilator pathways underlying radial artery flow-mediated dilation are preserved in healthy aging

We describe the successful management of decompensated RV failure with a combination of selective pulmonary vasodilators and levosimendan in a critical patient with non-operable CTEPH.

Inhaled iloprost plus levosimendan to decompensate right heart failure due to chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

af dth t in dboa Treatment may include vasodilator drugs to widen the blood vessels or, even, an angioplasty or bypass operation.