Biomedical subjects

B Oka

Publications and source records attributed to B Oka.

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PubMed1996

Early experience with inhaled nitric oxide for the treatment of infants and children with pulmonary hypertension.

When nitric oxide (NO), an endogenous regulator of smooth muscle tone, is administered by inhalation, it acts as a selective pulmonary vasodilator. This report details the treatment with inhaled NO of the first 11 patients in Hawaii.

Administration, Inhalation↗

PubMed1976

Focus on prevention.

Cardiovascular disease in Canada is estimated to cost over $1.2 billion each year. Advances made in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases have decreased the mortality rate associated with them, but the incidence of such diseases may nonetheless be termed epidemic. Leading epidemiologists suggest that control of this epidemic can only be attained through primary prevention....

Adult↗