Recent Advances in Coronary Circulation

A. Measurement of Coronary Blood Flow and Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion.- Evaluation of Coronary Perfusion by Positron Emission Tomography.- Regional Blood Flow Measurement with Non-Radioactive Microspheres by X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry.- Optimum Use of PET and SPECT for the Detection of Coronary Artery Disease.- Abstract.- Uridine is a Marker of Viability in Myocardial Ischemia.- B. Coronary Flow Dynamics.- Transmural Distribution and Heterogeneity of Coronary Flow and Flow Reserve.- Effect of Vasomotor Tone on Coronary Flow Impediment in Systole.- Heart Contraction and Coronary Blood Flow.- Blood Velocity Profiles Along Poststenotic Coronary Artery and Stenotic Intramyocardial Flow.- Morphometric Measurement of Subendocardial Vessel Dimensions in Systolic and Diastolic Arrested Rat Heart.- Evaluation of Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Coronary Arterial System Using Multi-Channel Random Noise Technique.- Myogenic and Flow-Induced Responses in Coronary Arterioles.- Effects of Coronary Collateral Circulation and Outflow Pressure Elevation on Coronary Pressure-Flow Relationships in The Beating and Non-Beating States.- Abstract.- Effect of Cardiac Contraction on Regional Myocardial Blood Flow.- C. Models of Coronary Circulation.- Theoretical Relationship among Myocardial Tissue and Cavity Pressures, Contractility, and Vascular Volume Change.- Concepts and Controversies in Modelling the Coronary Circulation.- Simple vs Complex Models of the Coronary Circulation-The Tradeoffs.- D. Regulatory Mechanism of Coronary Circulation and Its Clinical Relevance.- Pulsatile Flow, Arterial Chaos, and EDRF Activity.- Effects of Endogenous Nitric Oxide on Basal Vasomotor Tone and Stimulated Endothelium-Dependent Responses in the Coronary Arterial Circulation.- Mechanical Properties of Coronary Arterioles under Pulsation.- Regulation of Coronary Circulation During Rigid and Pliable Coronary Stenosis.- Abstracts.- Coronary Pressure-flow Relationship below the Range of Autoregulation.- Modulation by Aging of the Coronary Vascular Response to Endothelin-1 in the Isolated Perfused Rat Heart.- Contraction and Relaxation Responses to fMLP in Isolated Human Coronary Arteries.- Coronary Arterial Branching Structure is Highly Variable.- The Inhibition of Endothelium-Dependent Vasorelaxation by Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein and Lysophosphatidylcholine.- E. Pathophysiology of Coronary Circulation in Ischemic Heart Disease.- Beneficial Role of Alpha-Adrenoceptor Activity in Myocardial Ischemic and Reperfusion Injury.- Ischemic Preconditioning of Myocardium: Effect of Adenosine.- Cardioprotective Actions of Adenosine in the Heart: New Strategy for the Treatment of Ischemic Heart Diseases.- Potentiation of Collateral Development in Ischemic Patients with Heparin Treatment.- Abstracts.- Effects of Vasodilators on Coronary Vasospasm Induced by Ergonovine Malate.- Comparison of Intracoronary Injection of Acetylcholine and Ergonovine in All Vessel Segments in Patients with and without Vasospastic Angina Pectoris.- Inhibitory Effect of Free Radical Scavengers on Cyclic Flow Variations in Unsedated Dogs with Coronary Stenosis and Endothelial Injury.- Microcirculation and Alternating Transmural Flow Patterns in the Ischemic Left Ventricular Vascular Bed.- Can Aminophylline Improve Exercise Capacity in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease?.- Decreased Aortic Compliance Aggravates Myocardial Ischemia with Impaired Coronary Reserve Flow.- Inability of Left Ventricular Decompression to Limit Myocardial Infarct Size.- Altered Metabolic Response Accounts for Reduced ST-Elevation to Subsequent Coronary Occlusion in Ischemia-Sensitized Myocardium.- F. Small Vessel Disorder in Coronary Circulation.- Segmental Distribution and Control of Coronary Microvascular Resistance.- Characteristics and Possible Cause of Instantaneous Velocity Waveforms in Small Coronary Arteries and Veins.- The Coronary Circulation in Hypertrophy and in Syndrome X.- Coronary Hemodynamic Characteristics in Small Vessel Disorder: Impaired Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation.- Abstracts.- Effects of ?- and ?-Adrenergic Blockade on Coronary Microcirculation in the Beating Canine Left Ventricle.- Evidence of Myocardial Raynaud's Phenomenon in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis.- Abnormal Throughput Coronary Flow in Syndrome X.- Evaluation of Left Coronary Vascular Bed Reserve in Patients with Hypertensive Cardiac Hypertrophy.- Reversal of Coronary Circulation Abnormalities After Relief of Pressure Overload in the Rat.- Paradoxical Response of Epicardial Coronary Arteries and Small Resistance Vessels to Intracoronary Acetylcholine in Vasospastic Angina.- Key Word Index.