Nitroprusside ventriculogram: Impairment of asynergy

Vasodilator treatment for acute and chronic heart failure.

“…Fam and McGregor (1964) have previously suggested that a 'coronary steal syndrome' might occur with nitroglycerin where there is a large proximal resistance within diseased coronary arteries. This 'coronary steal' from ischaemic myocardium may also occur with nitroprusside or phentolamine and result in increased ischaemia (Chiariello et al, 1976;Brown et al, 1976;Farnham et al, 1976;Engler et al, 1976).…”