Effect of propofol and etomidate on normoxic and chronically hypoxic pulmonary artery

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chronic alveolar hypoxia results in sustained arterial constriction, and increase in pulmonary vascular resistance leading to pulmonary artery hypertension (PAHT). The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of propofol and e...

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Main Authors: Marthan Roger, Crevel Huguette, Mounkaïla Boutchi, Ouédraogo Nazinigouba, Roux Etienne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-03-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2253/6/2