Intravenous infusion of prostaglandin E1 therapy in extremity ischemia
Prostaglandins are potent vasoactive agents with wide variety of other actions - vasodilatation, fibrinolysis and inhibition of platelet aggregation. PGE1 was the agent used since 1973 for cardiovascular diseases, mainly in patients with advanced PVD. PGE1 intra venous infusion has shown to be benef...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.indjvascsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0972-0820;year=2017;volume=4;issue=2;spage=38;epage=42;aulast=Ramakrishna |