Effects of statins on myocardial and coronary artery response to ischemia-reperfusion

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1064-1071

  Rendig, Stephen V ^a,b   Symons, J David ^a,c   Amsterdam, Ezra A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ischemia; Reperfusion; Statins; Vascocontriction dilation; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; BRADYKININ; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PRAVASTATIN; SIMVASTATIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY CONSTRICTION; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY REPERFUSION; CORONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEMODYNAMICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUNNED HEART MUSCLE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; CORONARY VESSELS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION INJURY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATION;

EID: 0347990352     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y03-105     Document Type: Article

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