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Salient features of the coronary collateral circulation and its clinical relevance.
Swiss medical weekly - 1 Jan 2015
Stoller Michael, Seiler Christian
Abstract excerpt
The coronary collateral circulation provides an alternative source of blood supply to myocardium jeopardised by ischaemia. Collaterals enlarge with obstructive coronary artery disease to allow bulk flow, but blood flow deliverable by the native, pre-formed collateral extent can already be sizeable. Genetic determinants contribute significantly to the wide variability observed in both native collateral extent and...
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