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Coronary reflex is the change of coronary diameter in response to chemical, neurological or mechanical stimulation of the coronary arteries. The coronary reflexes are stimulated differently from the rest of the vascular system.[citation needed]

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Coronary reflex

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Coronary reflex is the change of coronary diameter in response to chemical, neurological or mechanical stimulation of the coronary arteries. The coronary...

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Coronary arteries

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electric impulse. The coronary arteries can constrict as a response to various stimuli, mostly chemical. This is known as a coronary reflex. There is also a...

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Startle response

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of the startle response is a startle reflex reaction. The startle reflex is a brainstem reflectory reaction (reflex) that serves to protect vulnerable parts...

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List of reflexes

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Cervico-spinal reflex Churchill–Cope reflex Corneal reflex — blinking of both eyes when the cornea of either eye is touched. Coronary reflex Cough reflex — a rapid...

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Cushing reflex

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Cushing reflex (also referred to as the vasopressor response, the Cushing effect, the Cushing reaction, the Cushing phenomenon, the Cushing response, or...

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Dilation

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widening of the cervix in childbirth, miscarriage etc. Coronary dilation, or coronary reflex Dilation and curettage, the opening of the cervix and surgical...

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Heart

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parasympathetic stimulation. There is a similar reflex, called the atrial reflex or Bainbridge reflex, associated with varying rates of blood flow to...

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Nicardipine

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by mouth and intravenous formulations. It has been used in percutaneous coronary intervention. Its mechanism of action and clinical effects closely resemble...

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Glossary of medicine

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the process by which the eye focuses on an object. Accommodation reflex – a reflex action of the eye, measured as a response to focusing on a near object...

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Antianginal

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reducing heart rate and improving coronary blood flow. In vivo, the vasodilation and hypotension trigger the baroreceptor reflex. Therefore, the net effect is...

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Circulatory system

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two coronary arteries: the right coronary artery and the left coronary artery. After nourishing the heart muscle, blood returns through the coronary veins...

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Hydralazine

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include headache and fast heart rate. It is not recommended in people with coronary artery disease or in those with rheumatic heart disease that affects the...

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Amlodipine

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to treat high blood pressure, coronary artery disease (CAD) and variant angina (also called Prinzmetal angina or coronary artery vasospasm, among other...

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Phentolamine

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α1 blockade. Non-selective α-blockers can cause a much more pronounced reflex tachycardia than the selective α1 blockers. Like the selective α1 blockers...

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Orthostatic hypotension

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leads to an increase in heart rate. What’s more, the venoarteriolar axon reflex, which results in the constriction of arterial flow to muscles, skin, and...

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Vasospasm

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in the blood and inducing coronary vasodilation which will allow for more coronary blood flow due to a decreased coronary resistance, allowing for increased...

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Index of anatomy articles

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cuneate nucleus accessory nerve accessory olivary nucleus accommodation reflex acetabulum Achilles tendon acoustic nerve acromion adenohypophysis adenoids...

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Tachycardia

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decreases, the heart beats faster in an attempt to raise it. This is called reflex tachycardia. This can happen in response to a decrease in blood volume (through...

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Chemoreceptor

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injury), then the primary cardiac reflex to transient hypercapnia and hypoxia is a profound bradycardia and coronary vasodilation through vagal stimulation...

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Cocaine intoxication

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reversing coronary arterial vasoconstriction, but not heart rate. Nitroglycerin is useful for cocaine-induced chest pain, but the possibility of reflex tachycardia...

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Vasodilation

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Hatoum OA, et al. (April 2005). "Mechanism of vasodilation to adenosine in coronary arterioles from patients with heart disease". American Journal of Physiology...

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Choking

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medical conditions that cause difficulty swallowing or impair the cough reflex. Conditions that can cause difficulty swallowing and/or impaired coughing...

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Autonomic nervous system

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control center), vasomotor activity (the vasomotor center), and certain reflex actions such as coughing, sneezing, swallowing and vomiting. Those are then...

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Sympathetic nervous system

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unconscious visceral motor reflex sensations from hollow organs and glands that are transmitted to the CNS. While the unconscious reflex arcs normally are undetectable...

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Blood pressure

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increased risk of cardiovascular mortality, and a 13% increase in risk for all coronary end points. The study authors also noted that, while risks of cardiovascular...

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Flatline

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hypokalemia, hyperkalemia, hypovolemia, toxins, pulmonary thrombosis, and coronary thrombosis. Additional causes could also include tension pneumothorax and...

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Nifedipine

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treatment of Prinzmetal angina due to its vasodilating effects on the coronary arteries. Other uses include painful spasms of the esophagus such as from...

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Calcium channel blocker

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selective for myocardium, reduce myocardial oxygen demand and reverse coronary vasospasm, and are often used to treat angina. They have minimal vasodilatory...

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Air embolism

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can travel to and lodge in the brain where they can cause stroke, the coronary capillaries where they can cause myocardial ischaemia or other tissues...

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