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Coronary back flow pressure is elevated in association with increased left ventricular end-diastolic pressure in humans.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8921753     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To clarify the effect of left ventricular (LV) diastolic pressure on the coronary pressure-flow relation in humans, the instantaneous diastolic coronary pressure-Doppler flow velocity relation was analyzed at rest and during papaverine-induced maximal vasodilation in 15 patients with angiographically normal coronary arteries. The values for slope (alpha PF) and zero-flow pressure intercept (Pzf index) of the instantaneous diastolic coronary pressure-flow velocity relation were obtained by a linear regression analysis. Although alpha PF did not correlate with LV end-diastolic pressure (EDP), the Pzf index correlated positively with LVEDP both at rest and during maximal vasodilation (r = 0.64, P < 0.05 and r = 0.58, P < 0.05, respectively). Thus, the back pressure to coronary inflow, as indicated by the Pzf index, may be elevated in patients with increased LVEDP, resulting in the rightward shift of the maximally dilated coronary pressure-flow relation and decreased maximal coronary flow and reserve at any given perfusion pressure.
Authors:
Y Doi; T Masuyama; K Yamamoto; T Mano; J Naito; R Nagano; H Kondo; M Hori
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Angiology     Volume:  47     ISSN:  0003-3197     ISO Abbreviation:  Angiology     Publication Date:  1996 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-12-17     Completed Date:  1996-12-17     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0203706     Medline TA:  Angiology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1047-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
First Department of Medicine, Osaka University School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Blood Flow Velocity
Coronary Circulation / physiology
Coronary Vessels / physiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Regional Blood Flow
Vasodilation
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*
Ventricular Pressure / physiology*

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