Effects of Acute L-NMMA Treatment on Renal Hemodynamics and Vasoactive Hormones in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
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Summary
The study tests the hypothesis that nitric oxide availability is changed in congestive heart
failure with regard to the regulation of renal hemodynamics, renal sodium excretion and
release of vasoactive hormones. The study tests these hypotheses by comparing the effects of
systemic nitric oxide inhibition with L-NMMA in congestive heart failure patients with
healthy subjects on renal hemodynamics, blood pressure and plasma levels of vasoactive
hormones.