The coronary collateral circulation protects ... thus producing a 'collateral steal'. The collateral circulation can regress once antegrade flow in the main dependent artery is re-established ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD—STEMI patients with good coronary collateral circulation undergoing PCI are more likely to be alive at 2 years and have better cardiac function when compared with STEMI patients ...

Smoking but not vaping (using an e-cigarette) was found to impair coronary circulation and raise carbon monoxide (CO) levels A pilot study of 60 subjects seems to show a distinct lack of adverse ...