[Evaluation of coronary reserve in angina pectoris with angiographically normal coronary arteries]. 1985

J Berland, and A Cribier, and B Letac

Coronary reserve was studied: 1) during rapid atrial pacing and then, 2) during dipyridamole infusion (0.6 mg/Kg/4 min) in 3 groups of subjects: 13 patients with angina pectoris and angiographically normal coronary arteries (ANC) with proven myocardial ischaemia during atrial pacing, 15 patients with coronary artery disease (COR) and 17 normal controls with normal coronary angiography and atrial pacing. Coronary sinus flow (QCS) was measured by thermodilution and myocardial metabolism studied by the coefficient of lactate extraction (K). At maximal pacing rates, K remained 15 p. 100 in the control group (average 24 +/- 7 p. 100) but was inversed in the ANC (-3 +/- 10 p. 100) and COR groups (-27 +/- 38 p. 100). The risk in QCS was low in the COR group (+60 +/- 33 p. 100) p less than 0.02, but significant in the ANC group (+104 +/- 57 p. 100) and normal controls (+107 +/- 41 p. 100). Coronary reserve, calculated as the percentage increase in QCS with dipryridamole, was found to be the same in the ANC group (+225 +/- 79 p. 100) as in normal subjects (+191 +/- 81 p. 100) but was low in the COR group (74 +/- 42 p. 100, p less than 0,001). Therefore, no reduction in coronary reserve was shown in patients with angina and normal coronary arteries whilst the myocardial ischaemia in coronary disease does seem to be related to an amputation of the coronary reserve.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009206 Myocardium The muscle tissue of the HEART. It is composed of striated, involuntary muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC) connected to form the contractile pump to generate blood flow. Muscle, Cardiac,Muscle, Heart,Cardiac Muscle,Myocardia,Cardiac Muscles,Heart Muscle,Heart Muscles,Muscles, Cardiac,Muscles, Heart
D002304 Cardiac Pacing, Artificial Regulation of the rate of contraction of the heart muscles by an artificial pacemaker. Pacing, Cardiac, Artificial,Artificial Cardiac Pacing,Artificial Cardiac Pacings,Cardiac Pacings, Artificial,Pacing, Artificial Cardiac,Pacings, Artificial Cardiac
D003331 Coronary Vessels The veins and arteries of the HEART. Coronary Arteries,Sinus Node Artery,Coronary Veins,Arteries, Coronary,Arteries, Sinus Node,Artery, Coronary,Artery, Sinus Node,Coronary Artery,Coronary Vein,Coronary Vessel,Sinus Node Arteries,Vein, Coronary,Veins, Coronary,Vessel, Coronary,Vessels, Coronary
D004176 Dipyridamole A phosphodiesterase inhibitor that blocks uptake and metabolism of adenosine by erythrocytes and vascular endothelial cells. Dipyridamole also potentiates the antiaggregating action of prostacyclin. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1994, p752) Antistenocardin,Apo-Dipyridamole,Cerebrovase,Cléridium,Curantil,Curantyl,Dipyramidole,Kurantil,Miosen,Novo-Dipiradol,Persantin,Persantine,Apo Dipyridamole,Novo Dipiradol
D005069 Evaluation Studies as Topic Works about studies that determine the effectiveness or value of processes, personnel, and equipment, or the material on conducting such studies. Critique,Evaluation Indexes,Evaluation Methodology,Evaluation Report,Evaluation Research,Methodology, Evaluation,Pre-Post Tests,Qualitative Evaluation,Quantitative Evaluation,Theoretical Effectiveness,Use-Effectiveness,Critiques,Effectiveness, Theoretical,Evaluation Methodologies,Evaluation Reports,Evaluation, Qualitative,Evaluation, Quantitative,Evaluations, Qualitative,Evaluations, Quantitative,Indexes, Evaluation,Methodologies, Evaluation,Pre Post Tests,Pre-Post Test,Qualitative Evaluations,Quantitative Evaluations,Report, Evaluation,Reports, Evaluation,Research, Evaluation,Test, Pre-Post,Tests, Pre-Post,Use Effectiveness
D005260 Female Females
D006439 Hemodynamics The movement and the forces involved in the movement of the blood through the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. Hemodynamic
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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