Microcirculation: target therapy in cardiovascular diseases - a clinical perspective.
Clin Hemorheol Microcirc
; 29(3-4): 157-65, 2003.
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| ID: mdl-14724337
ABSTRACT
Microcirculation conduit, distribution, exchange and reception vessels usually retain a demand-dependent vascular-tissue match as well as a nutrient friendly capillary-matrix tissue match. Various stimuli can initiate a vascular-capillary matrix-tissue mismatch. Counter-regulatory mechanisms result in hyperplasia or apoptosis. Microvascular disease (MVD) as a consequence or outcome of supply-demand mismatch has clinical therapeutic and prognostic implications in the hypertensive syndrome and coronary artery disease (CAD) cases. Recognition of the role of apoptosis and MVD may initiate a paradigm shift in clinical practice. Digitalis and other anti-hypertensive agents have anti-apoptotic action and MVD blunting effects that can control LVH development to reduce congestive heart failure (CHF) progression.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças Cardiovasculares
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Circulação Coronária
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article