BACKGROUND: Coronary collaterals protect myocardium jeopardized by coronary artery disease (CAD). Promotion of collateral circulation is desirable before myocardial damage occurs. Therefore, determinants of collateral preformation in patients without CAD should be elucidated. METHODS: In 106 patients undergoing coronary angiography who were free of coronary stenoses, a total of 39 clinical test variables were collected. The coronary collateral flow index (CFI) was measured. Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis was performed after choosing a restricted number of candidates emerging from univariate testing. Separate multiple regression analyses were performed in patients with and without beta-blocker therapy. RESULTS: Nine parameters were found to be possible determinants of CFI by univariate analysis: arterial hypertension (aHT), dyslipidemia, statins, diuretics, age, height, heart rate (HR), pulse pressure amplitude, and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP). After multiple regression analysis, a low HR, absence of aHT, and elevated LVEDP were significantly related to CFI (F = 5.31, p = 0.002, adjusted r(2) = 0.12). In patients without beta-blockers, a low HR and absence of aHT were independent predictors of CFI (F = 8.03, p < 0.001, n = 50, adjusted r(2) = 0.30). CONCLUSIONS: A low HR and absence of aHT are both related to collateral preformation in humans. We suppose that bradycardia favors fluid shear stress in coronary arteries, thus triggering collateral growth.
BACKGROUND: Coronary collaterals protect myocardium jeopardized by coronary artery disease (CAD). Promotion of collateral circulation is desirable before myocardial damage occurs. Therefore, determinants of collateral preformation in patients without CAD should be elucidated. METHODS: In 106 patients undergoing coronary angiography who were free of coronary stenoses, a total of 39 clinical test variables were collected. The coronary collateral flow index (CFI) was measured. Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis was performed after choosing a restricted number of candidates emerging from univariate testing. Separate multiple regression analyses were performed in patients with and without beta-blocker therapy. RESULTS: Nine parameters were found to be possible determinants of CFI by univariate analysis: arterial hypertension (aHT), dyslipidemia, statins, diuretics, age, height, heart rate (HR), pulse pressure amplitude, and left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP). After multiple regression analysis, a low HR, absence of aHT, and elevated LVEDP were significantly related to CFI (F = 5.31, p = 0.002, adjusted r(2) = 0.12). In patients without beta-blockers, a low HR and absence of aHT were independent predictors of CFI (F = 8.03, p < 0.001, n = 50, adjusted r(2) = 0.30). CONCLUSIONS: A low HR and absence of aHT are both related to collateral preformation in humans. We suppose that bradycardia favors fluid shear stress in coronary arteries, thus triggering collateral growth.
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