Recent Advances in Coronary Circulation

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.