Effect of plasma insulin level on myocardial blood flow and its mechanism of action
McNulty P, Pfau S, Deckelbaum L. Effect of plasma insulin level on myocardial blood flow and its mechanism of action. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2000, 85: 161-165. PMID: 10955370, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00650-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCoronary AngiographyCoronary CirculationHemodynamicsHumansInsulinMaleMiddle AgedMyocardiumOxygen ConsumptionRegional Blood FlowConceptsMyocardial blood flowBlood flowInsulin levelsInsulin concentrationsCoronary sinus blood flowSystemic insulin levelsVenous plasma insulinSinus blood flowMyocardial oxygen demandCoronary blood flowCoronary heart diseasePlasma insulin levelsPlasma insulin concentrationMyocardial oxygen consumptionOxidative substrate metabolismMechanism of actionCoronary toneVasoactive substancesIntracoronary infusionCoronary endotheliumCoronary circulationPlasma insulinInsulin infusionHeart diseasePhysiologic elevations