Microcirculation : From Bench to Bedside

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Basic Concepts of the Microcirculation (Cor de Wit)....Pages 3-20 Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Cardiovascular Disease: Lessons from Large Animal Models (Oana Sorop, Jens van de Wouw, Daphne Merkus, Dirk J. Duncker)....Pages 21-43 Dynamic Control of Microvessel Diameters by Metabolic Factors (Axel R. Pries, Bettina Reglin)....Pages 45-54 Study of the Microcirculation Through Microscopic Techniques (Harry A. J. Struijker-Boudier)....Pages 55-61 Platelet Function and Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction (Sandrine Horman, Melanie Dechamps, Marie Octave, Sophie Lepropre, Luc Bertrand, Christophe Beauloye)....Pages 63-76 The Role of Perivascular Adipose Tissue in Microvascular Function and Coronary Atherosclerosis (Alexios S. Antonopoulos, Paraskevi Papanikolaou, Dimitris Tousoulis)....Pages 77-94 Myocardial Infarction with Non-obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (Giampaolo Niccoli, Giancarla Scalone, Filippo Crea)....Pages 95-118 Front Matter ....Pages 119-119 Role of Coronary Microcirculation in No-Reflow Phenomenon in Myocardial Infarction with ST Segment Elevation (Z. Vasiljevic-Pokrajcic, D. Trifunovic, G. Krljanac, M. Zdravkovic)....Pages 121-139 Coronary Microcirculatory Dysfunction Evaluation in Chronic Angina (Maria Dorobantu, Lucian Calmac)....Pages 141-159 Vasospastic Angina (Edina Cenko, Raffaele Bugiardini)....Pages 161-171 Brain Microcirculation and Silent Cerebral Damage (Cristina Sierra, Antonio Coca)....Pages 173-181 Coronary Microcirculation and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (Sebastian Onciul, Oana Popa, Lucian Dorobantu)....Pages 183-192 Microcirculatory Dysfunction in Acute Heart Failure (Ovidiu Chioncel, Alexandre Mebazaa)....Pages 193-221 Coronary Microcirculation and Arrhythmias: The Two Faces of a Janus (Radu Vatasescu, Stefan Bogdan, Alexandru Deaconu)....Pages 223-234 Front Matter ....Pages 235-235 Management of No-Reflow (Danijela Trifunovic, Jelena Dudic, Natalija Gavrilovic, Olivia Manfrini)....Pages 237-251 Hypercholesterolemia, Lipid-Lowering Strategies and Microcirculation (Teresa Padró, Gemma Vilahur, Lina Badimon)....Pages 253-269 Proangiogenic and Proarteriogenic Therapies in Coronary Microvasculature Dysfunction (Lina Badimon, Gemma Vilahur, Maria Borrell-Pages)....Pages 271-287 Back Matter ....Pages 289-298