Why should we study the coronary microcirculation?

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 279, Issue 6 48-6, 2000, Pages

  Sambuceti, Gianmario ^a,b   L'Abbate, Antonio ^a   Marzilli, Mario ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOREGULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY ARTERY CONSTRICTION; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MICROCIRCULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; REVIEW; SYNDROME X; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 0034534084     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2000.279.6.h2581     Document Type: Review

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