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Mechanical determinants of myocardial blood flow and its distribution.
Ann Thorac Surg
July 1975
Department of Surgery, University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Medicine and Medical Center, Ala.
There are two mechanical determinants of coronary blood flow and its distribution: resistance and pressure gradient. Resistance is determined by blood viscosity and the anatomy and geometry of the coronary vascular bed. The coronary vascular pressure gradient is the difference between aortic root pressure and intramyocardial pressure.
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