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Arteriolar vasodilator
Substance or medication that preferentially dilates arterioles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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:
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