title: Coronary vasomotor function in a normotensive, nondiabetic referral population with normal coronary arteriograms.
abstract: In a referral normal cardiac population, endothelium-independent coronary relaxation is nearly always normal, but endothelium-dependent relaxation may be depressed in a significant proportion of patients. Further study of the natural history of referral subjects with endothelial dysfunction is necessary to assess the potential cardiovascular risk of this finding in a presumed low-risk population.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Houghton
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Breisblatt
authors.forename: N L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Henches
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Strogatz
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000241:Adenosine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000494:pharmacology; D012016:Reference Values; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D005996:Nitroglycerin; D000241:Adenosine; D000109:Acetylcholine