The Effect of Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor Tadalafil on Vasospasm Following Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in an Experimental Rabbit Model


Narin F., BİLGİNER B., IŞIKAY A. İ., Onal M. B., Soylemezoglu F., AKALAN N.

EARLY BRAIN INJURY OR CEREBRAL VASOSPASM, VOL 2: CLINICAL MANAGEMENT, cilt.110, ss.13-16, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Background: Despite the years of study on it, cerebral vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage is still an important cause of mortality and morbidity. The presented study was undertaken to show whether phosphodiesterase inhibitor tadalafil can attenuate the vasospasm process following subarachnoid bleeding.