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Physiology of Angina and Its Alleviation With NitroglycerinClinical Perspective
Insights From Invasive Catheter Laboratory Measurements During Exercise
Kaleab N. Asrress, Rupert Williams, Timothy Lockie, Muhammed Z. Khawaja, Kalpa De Silva, Matthew Lumley, Tiffany Patterson, Satpal Arri, Sana Ihsan, Howard Ellis, Antoine Guilcher, Brian Clapp, Philip J. Chowienczyk, Sven Plein, Divaka Perera, Michael S. Marber, Simon R. Redwood
https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.025856
Circulation. 2017;136:24-34
Originally published May 3, 2017Kaleab N. Asrress
From King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., R.W., T.L., M.Z.K., K.D.S., M.L., T.P., S.A., H.E., D.P., M.S.M., S.R.R.); National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., M.S.M., S.R.R.); Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (K.N.A., K.D.S.); Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (K.N.A.); Department of Clinical Pharmacology (A.G., P.J.C.) and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Rayne Institute (S.I., S.P.), St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.C.); and Division of Cardiovascular and Neuronal Remodelling, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (S.P.).
Rupert Williams
From King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., R.W., T.L., M.Z.K., K.D.S., M.L., T.P., S.A., H.E., D.P., M.S.M., S.R.R.); National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., M.S.M., S.R.R.); Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (K.N.A., K.D.S.); Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (K.N.A.); Department of Clinical Pharmacology (A.G., P.J.C.) and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Rayne Institute (S.I., S.P.), St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.C.); and Division of Cardiovascular and Neuronal Remodelling, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (S.P.).
Timothy Lockie
From King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., R.W., T.L., M.Z.K., K.D.S., M.L., T.P., S.A., H.E., D.P., M.S.M., S.R.R.); National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., M.S.M., S.R.R.); Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (K.N.A., K.D.S.); Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (K.N.A.); Department of Clinical Pharmacology (A.G., P.J.C.) and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Rayne Institute (S.I., S.P.), St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.C.); and Division of Cardiovascular and Neuronal Remodelling, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (S.P.).
Muhammed Z. Khawaja
From King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., R.W., T.L., M.Z.K., K.D.S., M.L., T.P., S.A., H.E., D.P., M.S.M., S.R.R.); National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., M.S.M., S.R.R.); Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (K.N.A., K.D.S.); Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (K.N.A.); Department of Clinical Pharmacology (A.G., P.J.C.) and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Rayne Institute (S.I., S.P.), St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.C.); and Division of Cardiovascular and Neuronal Remodelling, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (S.P.).
Kalpa De Silva
From King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., R.W., T.L., M.Z.K., K.D.S., M.L., T.P., S.A., H.E., D.P., M.S.M., S.R.R.); National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., M.S.M., S.R.R.); Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (K.N.A., K.D.S.); Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (K.N.A.); Department of Clinical Pharmacology (A.G., P.J.C.) and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Rayne Institute (S.I., S.P.), St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.C.); and Division of Cardiovascular and Neuronal Remodelling, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (S.P.).
Matthew Lumley
From King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., R.W., T.L., M.Z.K., K.D.S., M.L., T.P., S.A., H.E., D.P., M.S.M., S.R.R.); National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., M.S.M., S.R.R.); Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (K.N.A., K.D.S.); Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (K.N.A.); Department of Clinical Pharmacology (A.G., P.J.C.) and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Rayne Institute (S.I., S.P.), St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.C.); and Division of Cardiovascular and Neuronal Remodelling, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (S.P.).
Tiffany Patterson
From King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., R.W., T.L., M.Z.K., K.D.S., M.L., T.P., S.A., H.E., D.P., M.S.M., S.R.R.); National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., M.S.M., S.R.R.); Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (K.N.A., K.D.S.); Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (K.N.A.); Department of Clinical Pharmacology (A.G., P.J.C.) and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Rayne Institute (S.I., S.P.), St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.C.); and Division of Cardiovascular and Neuronal Remodelling, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (S.P.).
Satpal Arri
From King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., R.W., T.L., M.Z.K., K.D.S., M.L., T.P., S.A., H.E., D.P., M.S.M., S.R.R.); National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., M.S.M., S.R.R.); Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (K.N.A., K.D.S.); Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (K.N.A.); Department of Clinical Pharmacology (A.G., P.J.C.) and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Rayne Institute (S.I., S.P.), St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.C.); and Division of Cardiovascular and Neuronal Remodelling, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (S.P.).
Sana Ihsan
From King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., R.W., T.L., M.Z.K., K.D.S., M.L., T.P., S.A., H.E., D.P., M.S.M., S.R.R.); National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., M.S.M., S.R.R.); Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (K.N.A., K.D.S.); Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (K.N.A.); Department of Clinical Pharmacology (A.G., P.J.C.) and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Rayne Institute (S.I., S.P.), St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.C.); and Division of Cardiovascular and Neuronal Remodelling, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (S.P.).
Howard Ellis
From King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., R.W., T.L., M.Z.K., K.D.S., M.L., T.P., S.A., H.E., D.P., M.S.M., S.R.R.); National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., M.S.M., S.R.R.); Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (K.N.A., K.D.S.); Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (K.N.A.); Department of Clinical Pharmacology (A.G., P.J.C.) and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Rayne Institute (S.I., S.P.), St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.C.); and Division of Cardiovascular and Neuronal Remodelling, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (S.P.).
Antoine Guilcher
From King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., R.W., T.L., M.Z.K., K.D.S., M.L., T.P., S.A., H.E., D.P., M.S.M., S.R.R.); National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., M.S.M., S.R.R.); Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (K.N.A., K.D.S.); Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (K.N.A.); Department of Clinical Pharmacology (A.G., P.J.C.) and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Rayne Institute (S.I., S.P.), St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.C.); and Division of Cardiovascular and Neuronal Remodelling, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (S.P.).
Brian Clapp
From King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., R.W., T.L., M.Z.K., K.D.S., M.L., T.P., S.A., H.E., D.P., M.S.M., S.R.R.); National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., M.S.M., S.R.R.); Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (K.N.A., K.D.S.); Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (K.N.A.); Department of Clinical Pharmacology (A.G., P.J.C.) and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Rayne Institute (S.I., S.P.), St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.C.); and Division of Cardiovascular and Neuronal Remodelling, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (S.P.).
Philip J. Chowienczyk
From King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., R.W., T.L., M.Z.K., K.D.S., M.L., T.P., S.A., H.E., D.P., M.S.M., S.R.R.); National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., M.S.M., S.R.R.); Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (K.N.A., K.D.S.); Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (K.N.A.); Department of Clinical Pharmacology (A.G., P.J.C.) and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Rayne Institute (S.I., S.P.), St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.C.); and Division of Cardiovascular and Neuronal Remodelling, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (S.P.).
Sven Plein
From King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., R.W., T.L., M.Z.K., K.D.S., M.L., T.P., S.A., H.E., D.P., M.S.M., S.R.R.); National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., M.S.M., S.R.R.); Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (K.N.A., K.D.S.); Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (K.N.A.); Department of Clinical Pharmacology (A.G., P.J.C.) and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Rayne Institute (S.I., S.P.), St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.C.); and Division of Cardiovascular and Neuronal Remodelling, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (S.P.).
Divaka Perera
From King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., R.W., T.L., M.Z.K., K.D.S., M.L., T.P., S.A., H.E., D.P., M.S.M., S.R.R.); National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., M.S.M., S.R.R.); Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (K.N.A., K.D.S.); Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (K.N.A.); Department of Clinical Pharmacology (A.G., P.J.C.) and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Rayne Institute (S.I., S.P.), St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.C.); and Division of Cardiovascular and Neuronal Remodelling, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (S.P.).
Michael S. Marber
From King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., R.W., T.L., M.Z.K., K.D.S., M.L., T.P., S.A., H.E., D.P., M.S.M., S.R.R.); National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., M.S.M., S.R.R.); Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (K.N.A., K.D.S.); Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (K.N.A.); Department of Clinical Pharmacology (A.G., P.J.C.) and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Rayne Institute (S.I., S.P.), St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.C.); and Division of Cardiovascular and Neuronal Remodelling, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (S.P.).
Simon R. Redwood
From King’s College London British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, Rayne Institute, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., R.W., T.L., M.Z.K., K.D.S., M.L., T.P., S.A., H.E., D.P., M.S.M., S.R.R.); National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (K.N.A., M.S.M., S.R.R.); Department of Cardiology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia (K.N.A., K.D.S.); Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Australia (K.N.A.); Department of Clinical Pharmacology (A.G., P.J.C.) and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Rayne Institute (S.I., S.P.), St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom; Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.C.); and Division of Cardiovascular and Neuronal Remodelling, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (S.P.).
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