RESPONSES OF INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY TO LOCAL-ADMINISTRATION OF ACETYLCHOLINE

Authors
TANAKA T FUJITA M FUDO F IWASE T TAMAKI SI NOHARA R SASAYAMA S
Citation
T. Tanaka et al., RESPONSES OF INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY TO LOCAL-ADMINISTRATION OF ACETYLCHOLINE, The American journal of cardiology, 77(4), 1996, pp. 302
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
77
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1996)77:4<302:ROIMAT>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
To evaluate the endothelial function of internal mammary arteries, ace tylcholine was selectively injected into internal mammary arteries and coronary arteries in 12 patients with atypical chest pain and normal coronary arteriograms. In these patients, the diameters of both corona ry arteries were significantly decreased by acetylcholine in a dose-de pendent manner, whereas the internal mammary arteries showed a signifi cant dilation with acetylcholine.