Coronary Circulation.pptVIP

Coronary Circulation Coronary Artery Disease Reading Klabunde, Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts Chapter 7 (Organ Blood Flow) pages 151-155 (Section on Coronary Circulation) Chapter 4 (Cardiac Function) pages 85-88 Coronary Artery Anatomy Coronary Vascular Resistance Epicardial conductance vessels Only a small % of resistance normally Stenotic lesions Intramyocardial vessels (arterioles) Contribute most to total coronary vascular resistance Capillary Density in the Heart Determinants of Myocardial Oxygen Supply and Demand Myocardial Oxygen Supply Resting O2 Consumption of Various Organs Co