PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Zsoter, T. T.
TI  - Vasodilators
DP  - 1983 Sep 01
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 424--428
VI  - 129
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/129/5/424.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/129/5/424.full
SO  - CMAJ1983 Sep 01; 129
AB  - This article reviews the types, mechanisms of action and therapeutic applications of currently used vasodilators. Vasodilators have little value if there is vascular obstruction but are effective in the treatment of systemic hypertension and of myocardial ischemia and heart failure. Since the various groups of vasodilators have widely different actions on the coronary arteries, the peripheral arterial circulation and venous tone, an understanding of the specific modes of action and of the systemic effects of these drugs is essential if they are to be used appropriately and their side effects minimized.