John B. Gordon

TL;DR: The response of normal coronary arteries to the CPT test is dilation, in part related to beta-adrenoreceptor stimulation and possibly flow-mediated endothelial dilation or alpha 2- adrenergic activity.

TL;DR: This work infused the endothelium-dependent dilator acetylcholine and the smooth muscle vasodilator adenosine into the left anterior descending coronary artery in eight patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and seven controls to test the hypothesis that impairment of endothelia-dependent dilation of the microvasculature could be a contributing mechanism.

TL;DR: It appears likely that atherosclerosis plays an important role in the abnormal vasomotion of diseased coronary arteries during exercise and the pattern of abnormality suggests impairment of vasodilator function.

TL;DR: A history of antecedent Kawasaki disease should be sought in all young adults who present with acute myocardial infarction or sudden death, andCoronary artery aneurysms and calcification on chest radiography were unusual features in this group of patients.

TL;DR: The current literature is reviewed that may be helpful to clinicians who care for adults who experienced KD in childhood and there are no established guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of adult patients who have had KD.