Nitroglycerin application and coronary arteriogenesis.

BACKGROUND:In the presence of a coronary occlusion, pre-existing small collateral vessels (arterioles) develop into much larger arteries (biological bypasses) that have the potential to allow a certain level of perfusion distal to the blockage. Termed arteriogenesis, this phenomenon proceeds via a c...

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Main Authors: Nora Gatzke, Philipp Hillmeister, André Dülsner, Nadija Güc, Rica Dawid, Katherine H Smith, Nikolaos Pagonas, Peter Bramlage, Michaela Gorath, Ivo R Buschmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6097676?pdf=render