1988
Oral Terbutaline Augments Cardiac Performance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Chan C, Loke J, Snyder P, Wackers F, Mattera J, Matthay R. Oral Terbutaline Augments Cardiac Performance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 1988, 296: 33-38. PMID: 3044105, DOI: 10.1097/00000441-198807000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseVentricular ejection fractionSubmaximal steady-state exerciseOral terbutalineSteady-state exerciseEjection fractionPulmonary diseaseSevere chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseLeft ventricular ejection fractionFirst-pass radionuclide angiographySystolic pump performancePlacebo-controlled trialState exerciseExpiratory volumeBlood pressureCardiopulmonary effectsPlacebo dayHemodynamic measurementsVital capacityRadionuclide angiographyCardiac functionSubmaximal exerciseCardiac performanceHeart rate
1981
Radionuclide assessment of peripheral intravascular capacity: a technique to measure intravascular volume changes in the capacitance circulation in man.
Rutlen D, Wackers F, Zaret B. Radionuclide assessment of peripheral intravascular capacity: a technique to measure intravascular volume changes in the capacitance circulation in man. Circulation 1981, 64: 146-152. PMID: 6786793, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.64.1.146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCapacitance vasculatureVascular capacityIntravascular spaceIntegrated cardiovascular functionIntravascular volume changesGamma camera imagingVenous returnLeg elevationSublingual nitroglycerinVentricular performanceContralateral forearmCardiovascular functionCardiac performanceRadionuclide assessmentBlood volumeRadionuclide imagingPathophysiologic statesPatientsCardiac imagingTwo minutesForearmMenNitroglycerinCountVasculature