title: [Effects of gallopamil on coronary blood flow and vasomotility].
abstract: Using quantitative coronary arteriography, the luminal area was measured in the proximal, middle and distal third of a normal coronary vessel in basal condition and 15 min after 0.005 mg/Kg ic gallopamil (Group 1); 15 min after ic placebo (Group 2); 15 and 30 min after iv gallopamil at a dose of 0.03 mg/Kg (Group 3A) and 0.05 mg/Kg (Group 3B). A significant (p less than 0.001) vasodilation was observed in all segments in Group 1 and only in distal segment (p less than 0.05) in Group 3B. Neither did the heart rate, systolic blood pressure nor the coronary driving pressure show any changes. In the second section of this study, we analyzed the effects of the drug on coronary blood flow and resistance in 8 patients without clinical and/or objective evidence of coronary artery disease. Using thermodilution technique, the coronary sinus blood flow (CSBF) and coronary resistance (CR) were measured in basal condition and 5, 10, 15 and 30 min after 0.05 mg/Kg iv gallopamil. We observed a significant (p less than 0.001) increase of CSBF after 10 min and a significant decrease of CR after 10 min (p less than 0.001) and 15 min (p less than 0.05). In conclusion, our results suggest that the anti-ischemic effect of gallopamil can be related not only to the reduction of myocardial oxygen requirement, but also to an improvement of coronary blood flow with a decrease in coronary resistance.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Cardiologia, Università degli Studi, Bari.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bortone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiddo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Quagliara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Musci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Troito
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lafranceschina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaglione
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rizzon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005711:Gallopamil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D005711:Gallopamil
vernacular_title: Effetti del gallopamil sul flusso e sulla vasomotilità coronarica.