Plasma adrenomedullin levels in the coronary circulation in vasospastic angina pectoris.
This study evaluated the role of adrenomedullin in patients with vasospastic angina pectoris. Adrenomedullin may be involved in regulating a basal tone of the coronary artery in these patients.
Kamiya
H
H
The Internal Medicine II, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan. hiroki@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Okumura
K
K
Sone
T
T
Tsuboi
H
H
Kondo
J
J
Mukawa
H
H
Matsui
H
H
Toki
Y
Y
Ito
T
T
Hayakawa
T
T
D000109:Acetylcholine; D053607:Adrenomedullin; D000368:Aged; D000788:Angina Pectoris, Variant / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000097:blood; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010455:Peptides / Q000097:blood* / Q000502:physiology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000097:blood*
D010455:Peptides; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D053607:Adrenomedullin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D000109:Acetylcholine