Publications by authors named "Carlo De Martinis"
Objective: Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is a powerful vasodilatory neuropeptide with positive inotropic and chronotropic properties. The aim of the study was to investigate the pathophysiological role of VIP in heart failure.
Design And Results: VIP was assayed in plasma within the first in-hospital day in 52 patients with heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy.