Adenosine receptors (ARs) function in the body's response to conditions of pathology and
stress associated with a functional imbalance, such as in the supply and demand of …

Adenosine is involved in a range of physiological and pathological effects through
membrane-bound receptors linked to G proteins. There are four subtypes of adenosine …

LEHR Low energy high resolution LVEF Left ventricular ejection fraction MBq
Megabecquerels mCi Millicuries MPI Myocardial perfusion imaging MRI Magnetic …

Coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to be a leading cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Although invasive coronary angiography has previously been the gold standard …

Mast cells are responsible for the majority of allergic conditions. It was originally thought that
almost all allergic events were mediated directly only via the high-affinity immunoglobulin E …

Physicians cannot rely solely on the angiographic appearance of epicardial coronary artery
stenosis when evaluating patients with myocardial ischemia. Instead, sound knowledge of …

Bufei Yishen formula (BYF) is a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) reported to ameliorate
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by regulating the balance between T helper …

Cardiovascular stress testing provides a highly effective resource for diagnosis, prognosis,
and assessment of therapeutic effectiveness and residual risk in the management of …

Background The critical threshold and clinical significance of transient ischemic dilation
(TID) for regadenoson, single-isotope 99m Tc SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) …

To assess the feasibility and incidence of immediate complications of stress cardiovascular
magnetic resonance (CMR) with regadenoson in comparison with adenosine in a large …