Abstract: HomeCirculationVol. 48, No. 1Vasodilator Therapy for Heart Failure Free AccessResearch ArticlePDF/EPUBAboutView PDFSections ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationsTrack citationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InMendeleyRedditDiggEmail Jump toFree AccessResearch ArticlePDF/EPUBVasodilator Therapy for Heart Failure The Influence of Impedance on Left Ventricular Performance JAY N. COHN JAY N. COHNJAY N. COHN From the Department of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center and the Veterans Administration Hospital, Washington, D. C. Originally published1 Jul 1973https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.48.1.5Circulation. 1973;48:5–8 Previous Back to top Next FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited By Koroki T, Abe T and Ochiai H (2022) Nicardipine versus nitroglycerin for hypertensive acute heart failure syndrome: a single-center observational study, Journal of Rural Medicine, 10.2185/jrm.2021-045, 17:1, (33-39), . 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