.... Hyperemia Atrial fibrillation Coronary circulation Fractional flow reserve Microcirculation Coronary stenosis Data from trials and registries [1, 2] suggest that 5–15% of atrial fibrillation (AF) patients require stenting during their lifetime. Although fractional flow reserve (FFR...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Coronary circulation Coronary artery disease Endothelium Microcirculation There is a growing body of evidence...

... of the coronary microcirculation has not been explored. Methods: In explanted hearts of 6 patients with IDCM and in 6 normal control hearts, the arteriolar length density and capillary numerical density were determined in sections stained with orcein (vessels 50–200 µm in diameter), for smooth muscle actin...

...Corstiaan A. den Uil; Wim K. Lagrand; Martin van der Ent; Lucia S.D. Jewbali; Jasper J. Brugts; Peter E. Spronk; Maarten L. Simoons Objectives: It was the aim of this study to evaluate the effects of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) counterpulsation on sublingual microcirculation as a model...

... of Cardiology. Bethanien Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany Endothelium-Dependent and Endothelium-Independent Flow Regulation in Coronary Vascular Regions Supplied by Arterial and Venous Bypass Grafts Key Words Endothelium Coronary artery bypass graft Coronary flow reserve Microcirculation Abstract The endothelium...

... the microcirculation whereas norepinephrine on the contrary aggravates the microcirculatory disturbance through its vasoconstrictive action. 31 10 2008 © 1978 S. Karger AG, Basel 1978 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated...

... Cardiovascular disease Metabolism Microcirculation Myocardial infarction Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is known to be capable of improving the regional and global ventricular performance and the functional status of patients with chronic left ventricular dysfunction due to coronary artery...

... to reduced coronary vasodilator capacity. This may be due to the involvement of the intramural coronary vasculature in inflammatory heart disease. Argon gas method Cardiomyopathy, inflammatory Coronary blood flow Coronary flow reserve Endomyocardial biopsy Inflammatory infiltrates Microcirculation...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Angiography Syndrome X Microcirculation Unstable angina The coronary slow flow phenomenon is an angiographic...