Abnormal coronary vasomotion during exercise in patients with normal coronary arteries and reduced coronary flow reserve

Circulation
A BortoneH P Krayenbuehl

Abstract

A reduced coronary flow reserve has been reported in patients with ischemialike symptoms and normal coronary arteries. In 13 such patients, both coronary vasomotion and flow reserve were studied. The luminal area of the proximal and distal third of the left anterior descending and left circumflex artery were determined by biplane quantitative coronary arteriography using a computer-assisted system. Patients were studied at rest, during submaximal supine bicycle exercise (4.0 minutes, 116 W), and 5 minutes after sublingual administration of 1.6 mg nitroglycerin. Heart rate, mean pulmonary pressure, and mean aortic pressure as well as the percent change of both proximal and distal luminal area were determined. In 10 of the 13 patients, coronary sinus blood flow was measured by coronary sinus thermodilution technique at rest and after dipyridamole infusion (0.5 mg/kg in 15 minutes) 10 +/- 5 days after quantitative coronary arteriography. Coronary flow ratio (dipyridamole/rest) and coronary resistance ratio (rest/dipyridamole) were determined in these patients. Patients were divided into two groups according to the behavior of the coronary vessels during exercise (vasodilation, group 1; vasoconstriction, group 2). Coronary vasodila...Continue Reading

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