EFFECT OF VARIOUS AGENTS ON THE BLOOD FLOW THROUGH THE CORONARY ARTERIES AND VEINS.
The results obtained show that adrenalin, transfusion with salt solution, and the inhalation of tobacco smoke caused an increased circulation in the coronary vessels. Amyl nitrite and nitroglycerin produce the opposite effect. Digitalis, strophanthus, caffeine, and theobromine give no change in the velocity of circulation. We can conclude from the results that the blood pressure is the main element which influences coronary circulation, while the other factors play only a minor part in its variations.
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Physiological Division of the Laboratory of the Medical Clinic, Johns Hopkins University.