Quantitative analysis of nitroglycerin-induced coronary artery vasodilation in transplanted hearts.
Quantitative serial coronary angiograms performed annually over a 3-year period after transplantation in 26 orthotopic heart transplant recipients showed persistently normal nitroglycerin-induced vasodilation. The vasodilator response to nitroglycerin did not predict development of graft arteriopathy; the presence of graft arteriopathy did not prevent a substantial vasodilator response to nitroglycerin.
Theron
H D
HD
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville 32610-0277.
Mills
R M
RM
Hill
J A
JA
Lambert
C R
CR
Pepine
C J
CJ
Conti
C R
CR
D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects*
D005996:Nitroglycerin