
General concepts of blood vessel formation and remodeling.- Prenatal coronary morphogenesis.- Postnatal coronary morphogenesis and growth.- Structure-function of the coronary hierarchy.- Historical perspectives.- Coronary anomalies.- Aging.- Adaptations to exercise training.-...

Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed world. The high metabolism and oxygen demand of the cardiac myocardium depends on both a high blood flow and a rich capillary density. For this reason, the growth of the coronary vasculature...