Abstract:Voltage-sensitive dyes (VSDs)
IntroductionIschemic heart disease (or coronary h.d.), the most common cause of death in the industrialized countries [1], covers a range of conditions in which the blood supply to the heart muscle, and consequently the heart functions, become limited. As a rule, it is caused by a narrowing of a branch of the coronary artery (stenosis) by atherosclerotic process.The diagnostic processes of ischemic heart disease consist of invasive and non-invasive methods. The development of n… Show more
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