Prologue: new insights into the regulation of the coronary microcirculation.

The third Special Topic of papers on new regulatory mechanisms in the coronary microcirculation is focussed on the control of coronary vasomotor tone. Papers with both a basic scientific and clinical orientation are included, because in the aggregate, the studies show the importance of the coronary

[1]  F. Crea,et al.  Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion damage after pacing-induced tachycardia in patients with cardiac syndrome X. , 2000, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology.

[2]  H. Miura,et al.  Human coronary arteriolar dilation to adrenomedullin: role of nitric oxide and K(+) channels. , 2000, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology.

[3]  I. Greenwood,et al.  Tonic regulation of vascular tone by nitric oxide and chloride ions in rat isolated small coronary arteries. , 2000, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology.

[4]  R. Testa,et al.  Clinical evidence for myocardial derecruitment downstream from severe stenosis: pressure-flow control interaction. , 2000, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology.

[5]  L. Kuo,et al.  Transmural difference in coronary arteriolar dilation to adenosine: effect of luminal pressure and K(ATP) channels. , 2000, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology.

[6]  D. Stepp,et al.  Adenosine preconditions against endothelin-induced constriction of coronary arterioles. , 2000, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology.

[7]  R. Foale,et al.  Persistent but reversible coronary microvascular dysfunction after bypass grafting. , 2000, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology.

[8]  L. Fuchs,et al.  BK(Ca) channels compensate for loss of NOS-dependent coronary artery relaxation in cardiomyopathy. , 2000, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology.

[9]  R. Erbel,et al.  Perfusion-contraction mismatch with coronary microvascular obstruction: role of inflammation. , 2000, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology.