Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2935154 | International Journal of Cardiology | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The transcardiac gradient of plasma VEGF was independently and positively correlated with the coronary blood flow increase in response to ACh. A reduced transcardiac VEGF gradient was present in cardiac syndrome X, a condition with a blunted coronary blood flow response.
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Authors
Akira Mende, Hajime Takano, Yasushi Kodama, Takamitsu Nakamura, Ken Umetani, Daisuke Fujioka, Yukio Saito, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Ken-ichi Kawabata, Jyun-ei Obata, Yoshinobu Kitta, Kiyotaka Kugiyama,