title: [The effects of oxyfedrine on the hemodynamics of patients with acute myocardial infarction].
abstract: In 16 patients with acute transmural myocardial infarction the effect of 8 mg of intravenous oxyfedrine followed by an infusion of 0.3 mg/kg body weight per hour on haemodynamics of the pulmonary and systemic circulation and dynamic cardiac indices was investigated. Cardiac rate, systemic arterial blood pressure, minute volume, cardiac output, and tension-time index remained unchanged on the whole. On the other hand oxyfedrine produced a persistant significant decrease of the mean and diastolic pulmonary artery pressure, pulmonary capillary pressure, and of the contraction and pressure-increase time. These effects were also demonstrable in patients previously treated with digitalis. No cardiac arrhythmias were observed. The positive inotropic effect of oxyfedrine is suggested as reason for these changes.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010099:Oxyfedrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011427:Propiophenones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D011427:Propiophenones; D010099:Oxyfedrine
vernacular_title: Effetti dell'ossifedrina sull'emodinamica in pazienti con infarto miocardico acuto.