Effects of prostaglandin E1 on microvascular haemodynamics in progressive systemic sclerosis.
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Effects of prostaglandin E1 on microvascular haemodynamics in progressive systemic sclerosis.
The effects of prostaglandin E1 infusion on nailfold capillary haemodynamics were studied in eight patients with Raynaud's phenomenon secondary to progressive systemic sclerosis. Using a modified Landis microinjection technique the mean (+/- SEM) transcapillary pressure gradient was increased during and six weeks after infusion by 13.9 +/- 3.2 cm H2O (p less than 0.05) and 5.5 +/- 2.5 cm H2O (p...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.285.6356.1688