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Trial reportHeart and vessels2008

Comparison of effect between nitrates and calcium channel antagonist on vascular function in patients with normal or mildly diseased coronary arteries.

Yuichi Ninomiya, Shuichi Hamasaki, Keishi Saihara, Sanemasa Ishida, Tetsuro Kataoka, Masakazu Ogawa, Koji Orihara, Naoya Oketani, Tsuyoshi Fukudome, Hideki Okui and 6 more

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Trial report in Heart and vessels, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuichi NinomiyaDepartment of Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Metabolic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan.
Shuichi Hamasaki
Keishi Saihara
Sanemasa Ishida
Tetsuro Kataoka
Masakazu Ogawa
Koji Orihara
Naoya Oketani
Tsuyoshi Fukudome
Hideki Okui
Tomoko Ichiki
Takuro Shinsato
Takuro Kubozono
Etsuko Mizoguchi
Hitoshi Ichiki
Chuwa Tei
Kagoshima University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The comparative long-term antianginal efficacy of long-acting nitrates versus calcium channel antagonists remains unclear. The goal of the present study was to compare the coronary endothelial cell function and coronary artery vasoconstriction between patients with normal or mildly diseased coronary arteries treated with long-acting nitrates or calcium channel antagonists. Forty-two patients suspected to have angina pectoris and with normal or mildly diseased coronary arteries underwent Doppler flow study of the left anterior descending coronary artery. All patients were suspected to have angina pectoris and were receiving either long-acting nitrates (n = 18; Nitrates group) or calcium channel antagonists (n = 24; Ca-antagonists group) for at least 1 year. Vascular reactivity was assessed by intracoronary administration of papaverine, acetylcholine (Ach), and nitroglycerin using a Doppler guidewire. Segments that showed the greatest constrictive response to Ach were used for assessment of vasoconstriction. The percent increase in coronary blood flow (CBF) and coronary artery diameter (CAD) induced by Ach was significantly smaller in the Nitrates group than in the Ca-antagonists group (33% +/- 74% vs 83% +/- 77%, P < 0.05; -3% +/- 16% vs 11% +/- 12%, P < 0.01, respectively). The percent diameter reduction in the region of greatest constrictive response to Ach was significantly greater in the Nitrates group than in the Ca-antagonists group (44% +/- 39% vs 15% +/- 32%, P < 0.02). Long-term treatment with long-acting nitrates may produce less favorable effects on coronary endothelial function and the constrictive response to Ach when compared with long-acting calcium channel antagonists in patients with normal or mildly diseased coronary arteries.

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AcetylcholineAgedAngina PectorisCalcium Channel BlockersCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary CirculationCoronary VasospasmCoronary VesselsFemaleHumansLaser-Doppler FlowmetryMaleMiddle AgedNitratesNitroglycerinAcetylcholineCalcium Channel BlockersNitratesNitroglycerinPapaverineVasodilator Agents

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PMID18389331
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