Administration of inhibitors of the Na + /H + exchanger (NHE) have been shown to produce
cardioprotective effects in a number of animal models of ischemia-reperfusion injury; however…

Background The primary goal of the present study was to determine whether the infarct size–reducing
effect of preconditioning is associated with an increase in adenosine release from …

PD 81,723 (PD) acts allosterically to increase agonist binding to A 1 adenosine receptors and
to enhance functional A 1 receptor–mediated responses in the heart and other tissues. To …

Objective: The major aim of this study was to determine if nicorandil, a potassium channel
opener nitrate, produces a reduction in myocardial infarct size at a non-hypotensive dose in …

Objectives: We wished to determine whether the cardioprotective effect of nicorandil to
reduce infarct size is blocked by glibenclamide, a selective K ATP channel antagonist, or …

Results from numerous studies have shown that there is an important link between
adenosine A1 receptors and ATP-sensitive potassium (KATP) channels in mediating the …

The present study was undertaken on 10 patients with angina undergoing percutaneous
transluminal coronary angioplasty. The angioplasty procedure consisted of two successive 30-…

Although intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is used for evaluation of plaque volume and
lumen size as well as detection of vessel wall structures after catheter-based interventions, …

A new method for the rapid determination of plasma adenosine concentrations was developed
by using high-performance liquid chromatography with a column switching technique and …

To detemine the feasibility of intravascular ultrasound imaging in vivo, a miniaturized high
frequency transducer catheter was introduced into human peripheral (n= 10) and coronary (n= …