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The role played by nitric oxide (NO) in cardiovascular physiology remains highly controversial. Following the discovery that NO is the prototypic endothelium-derived relaxing factor, this signaling molecule was implicated as possessing many other biological actions within the cardiovascular system, including effects on cardiac contraction, relaxation, and energetics. Here, we discuss new concepts regarding NO signaling, its effector pathways, and interactions between NO and the redox milieu within a framework of cardiac physiology and pathophysiology.
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Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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