- Proposes a comprehensive approach on coronary microcirculation
- Includes a variety of clinical scenarios which confirm the role of coronary microcirculation in daily practice
- Contains specific chapters on cell strategies to stimulate angiogenesis and pro-arteriogenic therapies
This comprehensive reference book of coronary microcirculation broadly covers theoretical aspects, clinical cases and therapeutic considerations from an innovative perspective. Topics covered include: ischemic heart disease, silent cerebral damage, heart failure, left ventricular hypertrophy arrhythmias, and cerebral and renal microcirculation.
Microcirculation: From Bench to Bedside underlines the clinical importance of addressing coronary microcirculation with relevant clinical examples that are often encountered by practitioners. It therefore provides a critical resource on microcirculation for both specialist and non-specialist practitioners.
Table of ContentsI. Coronary microcirculation - Theoretical aspects- 1.Basic concepts of microcirculation
- 2.Coronary microvascular dysfunction in cardiovascular disease: lessons from large animal models
- 3.Dynamic testing of microcirculation
- 4.Study of microcirculation through direct microscopic techniques
- 5.Platelet function and coronary microvascular dysfunction
- 6.Role of perivascular tissue in microvascular dysfunction
- 7.Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease
II.Clinical cases- 8.Role of coronary microcirculation in no-reflow phenomenon in myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation
- 9.Microcirculatory dysfunction in chronic angina
- 10.Vasospastic angina
- 11.Brain microcirculation and silent cerebral damage
- 12.Microcirculation and left ventricular hypertrophy
- 13.Microcirculatory dysfunction in acute heart failure
- 14.Relationship between coronary microcirculation and arrhythmias: a Janus with two faces
III.Therapeutical considerations- 15.Treatment of no-reflow phenomenon
- 16.Lipid lowering treatment in microcirculation
- 17.Cell strategies to stimulate angiogenesis/vasculogenesis for improvement of microcirculation
