By: Wolfgang Schaper (Editor), Jutta Schaper (Editor)

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Collateral blood vessels develop by growth of pre or newly formed structures in almost all vascular provinces as a consequence of progressing stenosis of the main artery. These alternative routes of blood supply are potentially able to alter the course of vascular disease. Collateral development is a time consuming process, and arterial stenosis and occlusion often progress faster than growth of the alternative routes. The authors' ultimate goal is to provide a better understanding of collateral growth in order to pave the way for improving the conditions for these potentially selfhealing processes. These were programmed by nature but have not been perfected, probably because defenses against arterial disease had not been put under the pressure of natural selection.

Preface
List of contributors
Collateral arterial growth and reactivity: lessons from the limb and renal blood supply	p. 1
Development of the vascular system of organs and tissues	p. 17
Methods for assessing coronary collateral growth: insights into mechanisms responsible for collateral development	p. 29
Coronary collateral development: concepts and hypotheses	p. 41
Collateral vessel development in the porcine and canine heart Morphology revisited	p. 65
Angiogenesis in porcine hearts with coronary microembolization	p. 103
The role of growth factors during development of a collateral circulation in the porcine heart	p. 123
Functional aspects of collateral development in animal models	p. 149
Effect of exercise and pharmacologic interventions on coronary collateral blood flow	p. 173
Function and development of coronary collateral vessels	p. 195
The role of growth factors in collateral development	p. 215
Interactions of the coronary and collateral circulations	p. 233
Exercise induced coronary collateral development: a comparison to other models of myocardial angiogenesis	p. 261
Collateral circulation of the brain	p. 291
Limb collaterals	p. 317
Neurohumoral and pharmacologic regulation of collateral perfusion	p. 329
Venous level collaterals in the coronary system	p. 345
Microvascular collaterals in the coronary circulation	p. 367
Collateral development and function in man	p. 381
Index	p. 403
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ISBN: 9780792320128
ISBN-10: 0792320123
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 421
Published: December 1992
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 15.5
Weight (kg): 0.879