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Coronary Vasculature Development, Structure-Function, and Adaptations /
Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed world. The high metabolism and oxygen demand of the cardiac myocardium depends on both a high blood flow and a rich capillary density. For this reason, the growth of the coronary vasculature is vital, not only in...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Springer US : Imprint: Springer,
2013.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2013. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- General concepts of blood vessel formation and remodeling
- Prenatal coronary morphogenesis
- Postnatal coronary morphogenesis and growth
- Structure-function of the coronary hierarchy
- Historical perspectives
- Coronary anomalies
- Aging
- Adaptations to exercise training
- Hypoxia
- Myocardial ischemia and infarction
- Cardiac hypertrophy
- Therapy for coronary circulation.