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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 7.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2012 Aug 7;126(6):753–767. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.093245

TABLE 2.

Pharmacological triggers for the assessment of coronary vascular function

Epicardial vessels Microcirculation
Endothelium dependent vascular function

  • Acetylcholine

  • Salbutamol

  • Serotonin

  • Substance P

  • Calcitonin gene-related peptide

  • Acetylcholine

  • Salbutamol

  • Bradykinin
Endothelium independent vascular function

  • Nitroglycerin

  • Nitroprusside

  • Papaverine

  • Adenosine

  • Dipyridamole

  • Nitroprusside

  • Papaverine