CORONARY VASOMOTOR RESPONSE TO ACETYLCHOLINE RELATES TO RISK-FACTORS FOR CORONARY-ARTERY DISEASE
CORONARY VASOMOTOR RESPONSE TO ACETYLCHOLINE RELATES TO RISK-FACTORS FOR CORONARY-ARTERY DISEASE
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DOI:
10.1161/01.cir.81.2.491
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发表时间:
1990-02-01
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影响因子:
37.8
通讯作者:
GANZ, P
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作者:
VITA, JA;TREASURE, CB;GANZ, P
In animals, acetylcholine dilates normal arteries and produces vasoconstriction in the presence of hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, or atherosclerosis, reflecting endothelial cell dysfunction. In patients with angiographically smooth coronary arteries, acetylcholine has been reported to produce both vasodilation and constriction. To test the hypothesis that the acetylcholine response relates to risk factors for coronary artery disease, acetylcholine 10-8 to 10-6 M was infused into the left anterior descending or circumflex coronary artery, and diameter changes were assessed with quantitative angiography in 34 patients with angiographically smooth coronary arteries. The acetylcholine response ranged from +37% (dilation) to -53% (constriction) at the peak acetylcholine dose. All coronary arteries dilated in response to nitroglycerin (26.+-.17%), suggesting an abnormality of endothelial function in the patients with a constrictor response to acetylcholine. By multiple stepwise regression analysis, serum cholesterol (p