Morphine is an arteriolar vasodilator in man

Morphine is an arteriolar vasodilator in man.

AIM The mechanisms of action of morphine on the arterial system are not well understood. The aim was to report forearm vascular responses, and their mediation, to intra-arterial morphine in healthy subjects. METHODS Three separate protocols were performed: (i) dose ranging; (ii) acute tolerance; (iii) randomized crossover mechanistic study on forearm blood flow (FBF) responses to intrabrachia...

The Potential Role of Arteriolar Vasodilator Responsivfjkss in Orthostatic Intolerance

Aortic input impedance in man: acute response to vasodilator drugs.

In 18 patients who underwent coronary arteriography, aortic velocity and pressure data were obtained during a control state and during either isoproterenol infusion at 1, 2 and 3 micrograms/min or graded nitroprusside infusion (average peak dose 60 micrograms/min). Impedance moduli and phase angles were derived to 10 Hz for controls states, isoproterenol at 2 micrograms/min, and at peak nitropr...

Changes in the haemodynamic responses to exercise, posture and nitrates after treatment of congestive heart failure with an arteriolar vasodilator.

1. Haemodynamic responses to exercise, posture and nitrates were measured before and after 8 weeks of therapy with an arteriolar smooth muscle specific calcium antagonist, nicardipine, in eight patients with congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class II or III). 2. The acute haemodynamic effects of intravenous nicardipine before and after 8 weeks of oral therapy confirmed its va...

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