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Physiology and Pharmacology of the Transplanted Heart

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The primary function of the heart is to deliver oxygenated blood to the tissues of the body, in accordance with their metabolic requirements. In order to meet these rapidly changing metabolic demands, the response of the heart and peripheral circulation is integrated by a number of intrinsic and extrinsic control mechanisms1–3.

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  1. Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town Medical School, Cape Town, South Africa

    D. K. C. Cooper MA, MB, BS, PhD, FRCS (Specialist in Cardiothoracic Surgery) (Specialist in Cardiothoracic Surgery)

  2. Cardiac Surgical Research Unit, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Cape Town Medical School, Cape Town, South Africa

    R. P. Lanza MD (Chris Barnard Fund Research Fellow) (Chris Barnard Fund Research Fellow)

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Horak, A.R. (1984). Physiology and Pharmacology of the Transplanted Heart. In: Cooper, D.K.C., Lanza, R.P. (eds) Heart Transplantation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7324-7_10

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