N-Type calcium channel antagonists may suppress sympathetic activity. The purpose of this
study was to assess the effects of amlodipine and cilnidipine on the cardiac sympathetic …

Background Physiologic changes in the human sympathetic nervous system (SNS) may be
associated with cardiovascular diseases, so the present study assessed the age and gender …

This study aimed to determine the mode of action of pyflubumide, a novel acaricide under
development by Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd. Because of its structural similarity to succinate-…

We investigated the association of remnant-like particle cholesterol (RLP-C), with vasospastic
angina (VSA). We selected 66 subjects with nearly normal coronary artery as a control …

MATERIALS AND METhODS Patients Three hundred fifteen patients, age range 40— 79yr.
were referred for cardiac catheterization because of chest pain or ECG abnormality, which …

Background Impaired fibrinolysis is associated with thromboembolic complications in
hypertensive patients. It has been reported that cardiovascular morbidity and mortality rates are …

Objectives. We assessed the ability of iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) imaging
to identify and localize coronary spasm and determined the most useful method of MIBG …

This study examined the role of fibrinolytic components in the process of restenosis after
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Seventy-two patients with single-…

Methods: To assess cardiac sympathetic function in essential hypertension, we performed
123I-MIBGcardiac imaging and echocardiography in 25 normotensive, 25 borderline hyperten …

Objective The standard patterns of myocardial radiotracer distribution of 123 I-metaiodobenzylguanidine
(MIBG) and 123 I-β-methyl-p-iodophenyl-pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP) should …