Treatment effects of Rho-kinase (Rock) inhibition vs. phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibition on cardiac function and metabolism in monocrotaline induced pulmonary arterial hypertension

K. T. B. Mouchaers, I. Schalij, G. P. van Nieuw Amerongen, W. J. van der Laarse, A. Vonk-Noordegraaf (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Pulmonary arterial hypertension: from bench back to bedside
Session: Pulmonary arterial hypertension: from bench back to bedside
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 3160
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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K. T. B. Mouchaers, I. Schalij, G. P. van Nieuw Amerongen, W. J. van der Laarse, A. Vonk-Noordegraaf (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Treatment effects of Rho-kinase (Rock) inhibition vs. phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibition on cardiac function and metabolism in monocrotaline induced pulmonary arterial hypertension. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 3160

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