ATP-sensitive potassium channel openers may mimic the effects of hypoxic preconditioning on the coronary artery

Z Ren, Q Yang, HS Floten, AP Furnary, APC Yim… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2001 - Elsevier
Background. This study was designed to investigate the effects of the potassium channel
opener KRN4884 in mimicking hypoxic preconditioning on coronary arteries and to explore …

Comparison of milrinone versus nitroglycerin, alone and in combination, on grafted internal mammary artery flow after cardiopulmonary bypass: Effects of α-adrenergic …

EB Lobato, GM Janelle, F Urdaneta… - Journal of cardiothoracic …, 2001 - Elsevier
Objectives: To compare changes in blood flow in a grafted internal mammary artery (IMA)
after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in response to the administration of milrinone or …

Isoprostaglandin E2 type-III (8-iso-prostaglandin E2) evoked contractions in the human internal mammary artery

JL Cracowski, P Devillier, O Chavanon… - Life Sciences, 2001 - Elsevier
E2-isoprostanes are recently discovered compounds that are produced in vivo from free
radical-catalysed peroxidation of arachidonic acid. One such compound whose formation is …

Effects of stretch or distention on phenylephrine-induced constriction of human coronary artery bypass grafts

WW Wendling, LJ Krasner, SC Cooper, D Chen… - Journal of cardiothoracic …, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective: To determine the effects of grafting saphenous veins into the arterial circulation
and to compare the responsiveness of saphenous veins and mammary arteries to …

Chronic effects of arterial balloon dilatation on internal mammary artery endothelial function

E Dumont, LP Perrault, N Desjardins… - The heart surgery …, 2001 - journal.hsforum.com
Background: Manipulation for harvesting of the internal mammary artery (IMA) for coronary
artery bypass grafting has been shown to acutely impair endothelium-dependent, but not …

[图书][B] Venous and arterial coronary artery bypass grafts in a pharmacological perspective

M Rinia-Feenstra - 2001 - dare.uva.nl
In recent years new techniques have been developed to harvest the saphenous vein (SV). 1-
4 These minimally invasive surgical, or skin-bridging, methods are used to diminish the …

Vascular relaxant effects of toborinone on the isolated canine internal mammary artery

H Izumoto, H Fujiki, K Kawazoe - Surgery Today, 2001 - Springer
This study was conducted to evaluate the vascular relaxant effects of toborinone on canine
internal mammary ring preparations. We determined the concentration–contraction curves …