Compression of intramyocardial arterioles during cardiac contraction is attenuated by accompanying venules

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 2 42-2, 1997, Pages

  Vis, Martijn A ^a   Sipkema, Pieter ^a   Westerhof, Nico ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coronary; Cross fiber stress development; Flow impediment; Juxtaposition; Muscle pump; Paired vessels; Perfusion; Triad; Venous pump

Indexed keywords

ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; HEART CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL;

EID: 33751295813     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.2.h1003     Document Type: Article

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