Effect of α1-adrenoceptor blockade on resting and hyperemic myocardial blood flow in normal humans

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 4 40-4, 1996, Pages

  Lorenzoni, Roberto ^a   Rosen, Stuart D ^a   Camici, Paolo G ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autonomic nervous system; coronary resistance; positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOXAZOSIN; WATER O 15;

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CORONARY ARTERY CONSTRICTION; CORONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33750818706     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1996.271.4.h1302     Document Type: Article

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