Recent Advances in Coronary Circulation

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Evaluation of Coronary Perfusion by Positron Emission Tomography....Pages 2-16
Regional Blood Flow Measurement with Non-Radioactive Microspheres by X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry....Pages 17-26
Optimum Use of PET and SPECT for the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease....Pages 27-41
Uridine is a Marker of Viability in Myocardial Ischemia....Pages 42-43
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Transmural Distribution and Heterogeneity of Coronary Flow and Flow Reserve....Pages 46-53
Effect of Vasomotor Tone on Coronary Flow Impediment in Systole....Pages 54-59
Heart Contraction and Coronary Blood Flow....Pages 60-68
Blood Velocity Profiles Along Poststenotic Coronary Artery and Stenotic Intramyocardial Flow....Pages 69-82
Morphometric Measurement of Subendocardial Vessel Dimensions in Systolic and Diastolic Arrested Rat Heart....Pages 83-90
Evaluation of Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Coronary Arterial System Using Multi-Channel Random Noise Technique....Pages 91-98
Myogenic and Flow-Induced Responses in Coronary Arterioles....Pages 99-113
Effects of Coronary Collateral Circulation and Outflow Pressure Elevation on Coronary Pressure-Flow Relationships in The Beating and Non-Beating States....Pages 114-122
Effect of Cardiac Contraction on Regional Myocardial Blood Flow....Pages 123-123
Variations of Blood Pooling in Coronary Vascular Beds....Pages 124-124
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
Theoretical Relationship among Myocardial Tissue and Cavity Pressures, Contractility, and Vascular Volume Change....Pages 126-134
Concepts and Controversies in Modelling the Coronary Circulation....Pages 135-149
Simple vs Complex Models of the Coronary Circulation—The Tradeoffs....Pages 150-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Pulsatile Flow, Arterial Chaos, and EDRF Activity....Pages 160-170
Effects of Endogenous Nitric Oxide on Basal Vasomotor Tone and Stimulated Endothelium-Dependent Responses in the Coronary Arterial Circulation....Pages 171-181
Mechanical Properties of Coronary Arterioles under Pulsation....Pages 182-188
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Regulation of Coronary Circulation During Rigid and Pliable Coronary Stenosis....Pages 189-199
Coronary Pressure-flow Relationship below the Range of Autoregulation....Pages 200-200
Modulation by Aging of the Coronary Vascular Response to Endothelin-1 in the Isolated Perfused Rat Heart....Pages 201-201
Contraction and Relaxation Responses to fMLP in Isolated Human Coronary Arteries....Pages 202-202
Coronary Arterial Branching Structure is Highly Variable....Pages 203-203
The Inhibition of Endothelium-Dependent Vasorelaxation by Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein and Lysophosphatidylcholine....Pages 204-204
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
Beneficial Role of Alpha-Adrenoceptor Activity in Myocardial Ischemic and Reperfusion Injury....Pages 206-222
Ischemic Preconditioning of Myocardium: Effect of Adenosine....Pages 223-234
Cardioprotective Actions of Adenosine in the Heart: New Strategy for the Treatment of Ischemic Heart Diseases....Pages 235-250
Potentiation of Collateral Development in Ischemic Patients with Heparin Treatment....Pages 251-259
Effects of Vasodilators on Coronary Vasospasm Induced by Ergonovine Malate....Pages 260-260
Comparison of Intracoronary Injection of Acetylcholine and Ergonovine in All Vessel Segments in Patients with and without Vasospastic Angina Pectoris....Pages 261-261
Inhibitory Effect of Free Radical Scavengers on Cyclic Flow Variations in Unsedated Dogs with Coronary Stenosis and Endothelial Injury....Pages 262-262
Microcirculation and Alternating Transmural Flow Patterns in the Ischemic Left Ventricular Vascular Bed....Pages 263-263
Can Aminophylline Improve Exercise Capacity in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease?....Pages 264-264
Decreased Aortic Compliance Aggravates Myocardial Ischemia with Impaired Coronary Reserve Flow....Pages 265-265
Inability of Left Ventricular Decompression to Limit Myocardial Infarct Size....Pages 266-266
Altered Metabolic Response Accounts for Reduced ST-Elevation to Subsequent Coronary Occlusion in Ischemia-Sensitized Myocardium....Pages 267-267
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
Segmental Distribution and Control of Coronary Microvascular Resistance....Pages 270-282
Characteristics and Possible Cause of Instantaneous Velocity Waveforms in Small Coronary Arteries and Veins....Pages 283-294
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
The Coronary Circulation in Hypertrophy and in Syndrome X....Pages 295-306
Coronary Hemodynamic Characteristics in Small Vessel Disorder: Impaired Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation....Pages 307-312
Effects of α- and β-Adrenergic Blockade on Coronary Microcirculation in the Beating Canine Left Ventricle....Pages 313-314
Evidence of Myocardial Raynaud’s Phenomenon in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis....Pages 315-316
Abnormal Throughput Coronary Flow in Syndrome X....Pages 317-317
Evaluation of Left Coronary Vascular Bed Reserve in Patients with Hypertensive Cardiac Hypertrophy....Pages 318-318
Reversal of Coronary Circulation Abnormalities After Relief of Pressure Overload in the Rat....Pages 319-319
Paradoxical Response of Epicardial Coronary Arteries and Small Resistance Vessels to Intracoronary Acetylcholine in Vasospastic Angina....Pages 320-320
Back Matter....Pages 321-322