Abstract
Background. We studied the effect of intracoronary administration of arginine-8-vasopressin on blood flow in nondiseased coronary arteries and determined whether this vasoconstriction was severe enough to produce ischemia in 30 dogs. Methods and Results. In group 1 (n=6), after vasopressin administration coronary blood flow was decreased by 41% (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2111-2121 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Circulation |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 6 |
Publication status | Published - Jun 1991 |
Keywords
- Coronary arteries
- Cyclooxygenase blockade
- Ibuprofen
- Intramyocardial pH
- Left ventricular ejection fraction
- Myocardial ischemia
- Prostaglandins
- Radionuclide angiography
- Vasoconstriction
- Vasopressin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine