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Myocardial Microcirculation in the Beating Heart — In Vivo Microscopic Studies

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Coronary Circulation

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 79))

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In contrast to other microcirculatory areas, the coronary microvasculature is continuously exposed to myocardial contraction. Until recently, methodical difficulties in obtaining quantitative observations of coronary microvascular blood flow have prevented the formulation of a clear picture of the hemodynamics in the terminal vascular bed of the ventricular myocardium. Simultaneous measurements of pressures, diameters, and blood flow velocities in different parts of the coronary vascular bed are necessary to identify the variables which control hymodynamics of the coronary microcirculation, namely extravascular support and active vaso-motor changes.

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    H. Tillmanns, H. Leinberger, F. J. Neumann, M. Steinhausen, N. Parekh, R. Zimmermann, R. Dussel & W. Kuebler

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  1. Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Jos A. E. Spaan

  2. Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

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  3. Laboratory for Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leiden, The Netherlands

    Adriana C. Gittenberger-De Groot

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Tillmanns, H. et al. (1987). Myocardial Microcirculation in the Beating Heart — In Vivo Microscopic Studies. In: Spaan, J.A.E., Bruschke, A.V.G., Gittenberger-De Groot, A.C. (eds) Coronary Circulation. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 79. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3369-9_8

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