Coronary physiology of the stressed heart

Background Highest rates of exertion related cardiac death occur during cold air inhalation (CAI): e.g. shovelling snow, but the pathophysiology is unclear. Coronary micro-vascular resistance (MVR) is the major factor regulating coronary blood flow and subsequent myocardial perfusion. Patients with...

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Main Author: Williams, Rupert Philip Charles
Other Authors: Redwood, Simon Robert
Published: King's College London (University of London) 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.695779