Arteriogenesis (Basic Science for the Cardiologist)
Contributors: Wolfgang Schaper (Editor); Jutta Schaper (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: September 21, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9781402081255
Subjects: Physiology; growth & development; Medical; Collateral Circulation; Medical / Nursing; Neovascularization, Physiologic; Cardiology; Hematology; Medical / Cardiology; Arteries; Growth; Neovascularization, Physiologi
First sentence: This monograph describes primarily the activities of the Nauheim group of investigators, previous and present, in the field of collateral artery growth and is the result of many years of involvement with this topic.
Description: Covers the topic of collateral circulation and its structure and function; its molecular mechanisms during the course of critical arterial stenosis; and how it can be stimulated by physical and growth factors. Animal models are covered in this volume as they reproduce the clinical situation in the laboratory. The book also contains mechanistic explanations of vascular growth that are reflected in numerous charts.