Women and ischemic heart disease: evolving knowledge

LJ Shaw, R Bugiardini, CNB Merz - Journal of the American College of …, 2009 - jacc.org
Evolving knowledge regarding sex differences in coronary heart disease is emerging. Given
the lower burden of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) and preserved systolic …

Angina with “normal” coronary arteries: a changing philosophy

R Bugiardini, CNB Merz - Jama, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
ContextMany women with angina are told that they have no significant heart disease
following demonstration of normal or near-normal coronary arteries and are offered no …

Topical treatments for localized neuropathic pain

R Casale, Z Symeonidou, M Bartolo - Current pain and headache reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Topical therapeutic approaches in localized neuropathic pain
(LNP) syndromes are increasingly used by both specialists and general practitioners, with a …

Muscarinic mechanisms of antipsychotic atypicality

FP Bymaster, CC Felder, E Tzavara… - Progress in Neuro …, 2003 - Elsevier
The interactions of the atypical antipsychotic drugs (APD) clozapine, olanzapine,
risperidone, quetiapine and ziprasidone with muscarinic receptors were reviewed. Only …

High doses of topical amitriptyline in neuropathic pain: two cases and literature review

DJ Kopsky, JM Keppel Hesselink - Pain Practice, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Severe chronic neuropathic pain is a challenge to treat, and due to adverse effects of
classical oral medication, optimal and effective dose levels are difficult to reach. Therefore …

Persistent chest pain and no obstructive coronary artery disease

A Phan, C Shufelt, CNB Merz - Jama, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Patients with persistent chest pain and no obstructive coronary artery disease are often
labeled as having noncardiac pain and not offered further cardiologic testing or treatment …

Amitriptyline versus bupivacaine in rat sciatic nerve blockade.

P Gerner, M Mujtaba, CJ Sinnott, GK Wang - Anesthesiology, 2001 - europepmc.org
Background Amitriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant, is frequently used orally for the
management of chronic pain. To date there is no report of amitriptyline producing peripheral …

Neurologic and histopathologic evaluation after high-volume intrathecal amitriptyline

Y Sudoh, SP Desai, AE Haderer, S Sudoh… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2004 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and objectives Accumulating evidence indicates that amitriptyline decreases
pain sensation when administered orally, intraperitoneally, or for sciatic nerve block …

Topical amitriptyline in healthy volunteers

P Gerner, G Kao, V Srinivasa, S Narang… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2003 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and Objectives The antidepressant amitriptyline is used as an adjuvant in the
treatment of a variety of chronic pain conditions. This drug interacts with many receptors and …

Decreased prepulse inhibition and increased sensitivity to muscarinic, but not dopaminergic drugs in M5 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor knockout mice

M Thomsen, G Wörtwein, A Fink-Jensen… - …, 2007 - Springer
Rationale Schizophrenic patients show decreased measures of sensorimotor gating, such
as prepulse inhibition of startle (PPI). In preclinical models, these measures may be used to …