...David K. MENON; Diana DAY; Rhoda E. KUC; Andrew J. DOWNIE; Doris A. CHATFIELD; Anthony P. DAVENPORT Plasma endothelin (ET) is elevated in patients with vasospasm following subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). However, systemic levels provide no indication regarding local production in the brain...

... such vasoconstriction and eventually leads to vasospasm. Correspondence: Professor J. M. Marshall. The Biochemical Society and the Medical Research Society © 1999 1999 cutaneous red cell flux endothelin habituation primary Raynauds disease vasoconstriction vasospasm 577Clinical Science (1999) 96...

...Clare M. EDWARDS; Janice M. MARSHALL; M. PUGH 1. The vasospasm of primary Raynaud's disease can be triggered by acute emotional stress. We have studied the pattern of cardiovascular response evoked by acute emotional stress, a sound stimulus of 90 ;dB, 2 ;kHz for 30 ;s, in eight subjects...

...Judith A. Allen; Mark A. Devlin; Sean McGrann; Ciaran C. Doherty 1. Reliable objective tests for the diagnosis and grading of vasospasm would be helpful in the assessment of patients with Raynaud's syndrome. 2. Measurements of finger blood flow at local finger temperatures from 32°C down to 20°C...