Logo image
Intramyocardial mechanical states: vessel-interstitium-muscle interface
Journal article   Peer reviewed

Intramyocardial mechanical states: vessel-interstitium-muscle interface

J Y Kresh
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, v 346
1993
PMID: 8184750

Abstract

Extracellular Space - physiology Rabbits Biomechanical Phenomena Animals Coronary Vessels - physiology Heart - physiology Myocardial Contraction - physiology Collagen - physiology In Vitro Techniques Pressure
The intramural blood vessels and fluid-filled interstitial space form a hydraulic continuum enmeshed by myocardial muscle layers and collagen matrix. Coronary circulation was found to be strongly influenced by passive and active properties of the muscle surrounding the coronary microvasculature. Selective remodeling of the extracellular collagen-matrix and partial uncoupling of the intramyocardial structure(s) cause profound functional alterations in the coronary circulation and interstitial compartment fluid-dynamics. Mechanical impediment to coronary inflow resides in the muscle fiber-interstitium-microvessel interface, functioning independently of the generated chamber pressure conditions.

Metrics

9 Record Views
4 citations in Scopus

Details

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This publication has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

#3 Good Health and Well-Being

InCites Highlights

Data related to this publication, from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool:

Web of Science research areas
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Physiology
Logo image