Collateral Circulation of the Heart

• Main Author: Seiler, Christian (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Radiology.; Internal medicine.; Angiology.; Cardiology.; Cardiac surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Cardiac Surgery.; Internal Medicine.; Imaging / Radiology.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in industrialized countries. Established options for revascularization include angioplasty and surgical bypass, both of which are unsuitable in 20–30% of patients in whom the extent of coronary atherosclerosis is especially severe. An alternativ...