Arteriolar_vasodilator

Arteriolar vasodilator

Arteriolar vasodilator

Substance or medication that preferentially dilates arterioles

Arteriolar vasodilators are substances or medications that preferentially dilate arterioles. When used on people with certain heart conditions, it causes a phenomenon known as the cardiac steal syndrome.[citation needed] Arteriolar vasodilators increase intracapillary pressure, which causes fluid to enter the tissues, leading to vasodilatory edema.[1]

Arteriolar vasodilators include:

References

  1. [1]
    Messerli, F (September 2001). "Vasodilatory edema: a common side effect of antihypertensive therapy". American Journal of Hypertension. 14 (9): 978–979. doi:10.1016/s0895-7061(01)02178-1. ISSN 0895-7061. PMID 11587169.
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