We frequently study processes that alter microvascular permeability in the heart. Myocardial microvascular permeability has been estimated by determining the filtration independent reflection coefficient for beta-lipoprotein (sigma beta-LIPO). This technique requires the measurement of myocardial lymph flow rate and the lymph-to-plasma protein concentration ratio. Unfortunately, it is a nonsurv...

conclusions the scf phenomenon is relatively frequent, particularly among patients with acute coronary syndrome who are scheduled for coronary angiography. hypertension, a low hdl-c level, and high hemoglobin level can be considered independent predictors of this phenomenon. results among the 3600 patients scheduled for selective coronary angiography, 75 (2%) met the scf criteria. scf and neca ...

a 56 year old man was admitted to our center for further evaluation of typical chest pain of ten months' duration. selective coronary angiography was done and showed a sewing needle-like foreign body which was lying in very close proximity to the anatomic location of the right coronary artery. at operation two pieces of sewing needles were removed, one from the coronary sinus and the other...

THE measurement of organ blood flow in the intact animal and man is limited primarily to methods relying either on the Fick principle or on the dye-dilution method.'-3 Measurement of coronary flow in man has been accomplished by the uptake of an inert diffusing gas, nitrous oxide, by the heart muscle.4 This method requires that a state of equilibrium between the coronary circulation and the myo...

INTRODUCTION Anomalous origin of coronary arteries from opposite sinus of Valsalva is rare finding. The incidence of anomalous origination of the left coronary artery from right sinus is 0.15% and the right coronary artery from the left sinus is 0.92%. The ectopic origin of left coronary artery or right coronary artery from opposite sinus depending on pathways and considering atherosclerotic ch...

The adenine nucleotide hypothesis postulates that the ATP released from red blood cells is broken down to ADP and AMP in coronary capillaries and that ATP, ADP, and AMP act on purinergic receptors on the surface of capillary endothelial cells. Purinergic receptor activation initiates a retrograde conducted vasodilator signal to the upstream arteriole that controls coronary blood flow in a negat...

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery: right internal thoracic artery of the right coronary artery bypass is not the answer. Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass – a surgical approach for anomalous right coronary artery from left aortic sinus of Valsalva. Anomalous right or left coronary artery from the contralateral coronary sinus: " high-risk " abnormalities in the initial...

Recent experiments demonstrate that feedforward sympathetic beta-adrenoceptor coronary vasodilation occurs during exercise. The present study quantitatively examined the contributions of epinephrine and norepinephrine to exercise coronary hyperemia and tested the hypothesis that circulating epinephrine causes feedforward beta-receptor-mediated coronary dilation. Dogs (n = 10) were chronically i...