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[Effect of PGE1 on the left ventricular ejection fraction]
C Auinger1, M Weissel, H Bergmann
1Nuklearmedizinische Abteilung, II. Medizinischen Universitätsklinik, Wien.
Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift
|November 4, 1988
Summary
Prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) therapy showed significant improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in 6 out of 12 patients with impaired cardiac function. This suggests PGE1 may benefit select patients with reduced LVEF.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Pharmacology