In the ED, adenosine is used to terminate supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs). It is also used by cardiologists for pharmacologic stress testing. Paroxysmal SVT has a prevalence of around 2.25 per ...

Naturally rewarding stimuli (i.e. food, sex, etc) increase the activity of dopamine cells in the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system causing increased dopamine release in brain areas such as the nucleus ...

Adenosine kinase is an important enzyme that regulates both the intracellular and extracellular concentrations of adenosine. The inhibition of this enzyme has numerous clinical applications ranging ...

Birmingham, AL - A group of doctors has taken issue with the conclusions of a study showing that one cup of coffee does not affect the result of an adenosine stress test. Zoghbi explained to heart ...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by cartilage destruction and chondrocytes have a central role in this process. With age and inflammation chondrocytes have reduced capacity to synthesize and ...

Instantaneous wave-free ratio (iFR), a pressure-only measure of stenosis severity, is comparable to fractional flow reserve (FFR) without the use of adenosine Results of the ADVISE Trial Reported at ...

January 22, 2007 (Birmingham, AL) – A group of doctors has taken issue with the conclusions of a study showing that one cup of coffee does not affect the result of an adenosine stress test. Zoghbi ...