Comparative Effects of the Potassium Channel Openers Cromakalim and Pinacidil and the Cromakalim Analog U-89232 on Isolated Vascular and Cardiac Tissue

ATP-sensitive potassium (K+Atp) channel openers such as cromakalim and pinacidil exhibit both potent vasodilatory and anti-ischemic properties. U-89232, a cyanoguanidine analog o