The relationship between flow-mediated brachial artery vasodilation and coronary vasomotor responses to bradykinin: comparison with those to acetylcholine

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Shinro MatsuoMinoru Horie

Abstract

Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of brachial artery provides a noninvasive assessment of coronary endothelial dysfunction. Acetylcholine (ACh) has been used as an agent for estimating coronary endothelial function. In contrast to ACh, there is no evidence for a relationship between FMD and coronary vasodilation to bradykinin (BK). The aim of this study was to compare the flow-mediated vasodilation of brachial artery with coronary vasomotor responses to intracoronary ACh or BK in patients with an angiographically normal left anterior descending coronary artery. Ninety-one patients underwent the cardiac catheterization examination with coronary endothelial function testing and the brachial ultrasound study. BK (0.2, 0.6, 2.0 microg/min) and ACh (3, 10, 30 microg/min) were administered into the left coronary artery in a stepwise manner. Coronary blood flow was evaluated by the Doppler flow velocity measurement. Coronary diameters were measured by the quantitative coronary angiography. The assessment of endothelial function in the brachial artery was made in response to reactive hyperemia with high-resolution ultrasound. Bradykinin induced dose-dependent increases in epicardial coronary diameter and blood flow. There was a significant ...Continue Reading

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