[Changes in regional hemodynamics and tissue oxygenation in heart failure patients as affected by nifedipine (corinfar)].

Regional hemodynamics using plethysmography and tissue oxygen tension at the basal level and during corinfar administration were investigated in 38 patients with heart failure against a background of rheumatic heart valvular diseases, dilatation cardiomyopathy and coronary heart disease. A considerable decrease in regional vascular resistance (RVR) and improvement of tissue oxygenation were noted in persons with a raised basal RVR level. A value of an acute test with corinfar for administration of regular therapy was determined.