Importance of Nitric Oxide in the Coronary Artery at Rest and During Pacing in Humans

The obligatory role of endothelial cells in the relaxation of arterial smooth muscle by acetylcholine

1980 • 12,033 citations

Nitric oxide release accounts for the biological activity of endothelium-derived relaxing factor

1987 • 10,774 citations

Paradoxical Vasoconstriction Induced by Acetylcholine in Atherosclerotic Coronary Arteries

1986 • 2,422 citations

Role of endothelium-derived nitric oxide in the regulation of blood pressure.

1989 • 1,837 citations

EFFECTS OF ENDOTHELIUM-DERIVED NITRIC OXIDE ON PERIPHERAL ARTERIOLAR TONE IN MAN

1989 • 1,625 citations

L-arginine is the physiological precursor for the formation of nitric oxide in endothelium-dependent relaxation

1988 • 1,379 citations

Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Endothelium-Derived Nitric Oxide

1990 • 1,284 citations

A specific inhibitor of nitric oxide formation from <scp>l</scp>‐arginine attenuates endothelium‐dependent relaxation

1989 • 862 citations

Endothelium-dependent relaxation of coronary arteries by noradrenaline and serotonin

1983 • 855 citations

Endothelium‐dependent hyperpolarization of canine coronary smooth muscle

1988 • 785 citations

Endogenous nitric oxide: physiology, pathology and clinical relevance

1991 • 766 citations

The power of words.

1951 • 744 citations

Endothelium-derived relaxing factor

1988 • 686 citations

Endothelial dysfunction of the coronary microvasculature is associated with coronary blood flow regulation in patients with early atherosclerosis.

1991 • 531 citations

Shear stress-induced release of nitric oxide from endothelial cells grown on beads.

1991 • 488 citations

NG-methylarginine, and inhibitor of endothelium-derived nitric oxide synthesis, is a potent pressor agent in the guinea pig: Does nitric oxide regulate blood pressure in vivo?

1989 • 438 citations

Evidence of endothelial dysfunction in angiographically normal coronary arteries of patients with coronary artery disease.

1989 • 328 citations

Responses of angiographically normal human coronary arteries to intracoronary injection of acetylcholine by age and segment. Possible role of early coronary atherosclerosis.

1990 • 324 citations

Contribution of Nitric Oxide to Metabolic Coronary Vasodilation in the Human Heart

1995 • 314 citations

Contribution of endothelium-derived nitric oxide to exercise-induced vasodilation.

1994 • 296 citations

Modulation of the vasodepressor actions of acetylcholine, bradykinin, substance P and endothelin in the rat by a specific inhibitor of nitric oxide formation

1989 • 270 citations

Dynamic mechanisms in human coronary stenosis.

1984 • 263 citations

Effect of inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis on epicardial coronary artery caliber and coronary blood flow in humans.

1993 • 233 citations

Effects of inhibition of nitric oxide formation on basal vasomotion and endothelium-dependent responses of the coronary arteries in awake dogs.

1991 • 199 citations

Role of Nitric Oxide in the Coronary Microvascular Responses to Adenosine and Increased Metabolic Demand

1995 • 176 citations

Role of nitric oxide in reactive hyperemia of the guinea pig heart.

1992 • 174 citations

Loss of flow-mediated endothelium-dependent dilation occurs early in the development of atherosclerosis.

1991 • 165 citations

Effect of inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis on epicardial coronary artery caliber and coronary blood flow in humans

1994 • 144 citations

Contribution of endothelium-derived relaxing factor to exercise-induced vasodilation in humans

1993 • 124 citations

Modulation of coronary autoregulatory responses by nitric oxide. Evidence for flow-dependent resistance adjustments in conscious dogs.

1993 • 124 citations

Constrictor and dilator responses to intracoronary acetylcholine in adjacent segments of the same coronary artery in patients with coronary artery disease. Endothelial function revisited.

1994 • 112 citations

Endogenous nitric oxide as a modulator of rabbit skeletal muscle microcirculation in vivo

1990 • 108 citations

Release of endothelium derived nitric oxide in relation to pressure and flow

1991 • 95 citations

Nitric oxide modulates epicardial coronary basal vasomotor tone in awake dogs

1990 • 86 citations

Substance P dilates epicardial coronary arteries and increases coronary blood flow in humans.

1989 • 83 citations

N‐nitro <scp>l</scp>‐arginine causes coronary vasoconstriction and inhibits endothelium‐dependent vasodilatation in anaesthetized greyhounds

1991 • 50 citations