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Author Tomanek, Robert J.

Title Coronary vasculature : development, structure-function, and adaptations / Robert J. Tomanek
Published New York : Springer Science+Business Media, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 276 pages) : illustrations
Contents General concepts of blood vessel formation and remodeling -- Prenatal coronary Morphogenesis -- Postnatal coronary morphogenesis and growth -- Sturcture function of the coronary hierarchy -- Historical perspectives -- Coronary anomalies -- Aging -- Adaptations to exercise training -- Hypoxia -- Myocardial ischemia and infarction -- Cardiac hypertrophy -- Therapy for the coronary circulation
Summary 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 early development, but also in the adult faced with various stresses. Novel technologies have enabled the discovery of the molecular mechanisms underlying the growth and assembly coronary vessels, and this volume covers the hierarchy of the coronary vasculature from its embryonic origins through its postnatal growth, adulthood, and senescence. Chapters address normal coronary development, coronary anomalies and their possible underlying developmental errors, coronary vessel adaptations to exercise training, aging, hypoxia, myocardial ischemia, and cardiac hypertrophy. This comprehensive overview of current research in coronary vessels and myocardial perfusion was written by Dr. Robert J. Tomanek, Emeritus Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Iowa. The book reviews, discusses, and integrates findings from various areas of coronary vasculature research, and as a result, will be a valuable reference source for cardiovascular scientists and physicians for many years to come
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed November 19, 2012)
Subject Heart -- Blood-vessels.
Heart -- Blood-vessels -- Abnormalities.
Coronary circulation -- Physiology
Heart -- Physiology.
Adaptation (Physiology)
Cardiovascular system -- Diseases.
Coronary Vessels -- anatomy & histology
Adaptation, Physiological
Coronary Vessels -- physiology
Cardiovascular Diseases
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Heart.
MEDICAL -- Cardiology.
Cardiovascular system -- Diseases
Adaptation (Physiology)
Heart -- Blood-vessels
Heart -- Blood-vessels -- Abnormalities
Heart -- Physiology
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781461448877
1461448875