CORONARY CIRCULATION
Refersto the blood flow to the heart.
Heart weighs about 300 g.
CBF is approximately 250 ml/min
Heart is supplied by two coronary arteries right and left.
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CORONARY CIRCULATION
• Leftand right coronary
arteries originate at the root
of the aorta behind aortic
valve.
• Left main coronary divides
into left anterior descending
and circumflex branches.
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CORONARY CIRCULATION
Right coronaryartery supplies
– Right atrium.
– Right ventricle
Left coronary artery supplies
– Left atrium
– Left ventricle
SPECIAL FEATURES OFCORONARY
CIRCULATION
• Coronary flow is more during diastole.
• Coronary flow is reduced during systole as pressure in
ventricle is more than pressure in the aorta during
systole.
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SPECIAL FEATURES OFCORONARY
CIRCULATION
• Coronary arteries are functional end arteries; therefore
blockage of coronary arteries results in ischemia/
infarction of cardiac muscle.
• Metabolic regulation of coronary circulation is well
developed
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SPECIAL FEATURES OFCORONARY
CIRCULATION
• CBF depends on cardiac activities. Hence, during exercise
CBF can be increased 4 to 5 folds to meet the oxygen
demand by the cardiac muscle.
• Veins drain directly into the chambers adding deoxygenated
blood to the oxygenated blood (Physiological shunt).
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REGULATION OF CORONARYCIRCULATION
1.Neural regulation
2.Metabolic factors
3.Autoregulation
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1. NEURAL REGULATION
•Parasympathetic stimulation - vasodilation
• Sympathetic stimulation causes vasoconstriction
everywhere but cause coronary vasodilation
Reason:
• Sympathetic stimulation increases the heart rate and force
of contraction
• This in turn increases oxygen demand leading to hypoxia,
PCO2 & H+
which cause coronary vasodilation.
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2. METABOLIC REGULATION
•Blood flow decreases
• decreased oxygen supply results in formation of
vasodilator metabolites
• In coronary occlusion, accumulation of adenosine,
CO2, H+
, K+
, Lactic acid, PG , NO coronary
vasodilatation occur leading to Reactive hyperemia
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3. AUTOREGULATION
• Capacityof tissues to regulate their own blood flow
• Maintain blood flow within the pressure range of 70-
110mmHg
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Applied
MYOCARDIAL ISCHAEMIA
Occurs whenlumen reduced to ¾th
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Complete occlusion of a large
coronary artery leading to necrosis
of the tissue supplied.
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Applied
– Chest Painthat comes from ischemic myocardium due to
stimulation of the free nerve endings by substances like
histamine, substance P and other chemicals.
– Usually referred to the medial surface of the left arm.
– Both heart & left arm develops from same embryonic
segment
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Applied
Diagnosis
• Increased levelof serum enzymes like CK-MB, Troponin-T,
Troponin- I
• ECG:
ST segment elevation & T wave inversion- Myocardial Infarction
• Coronary angiography
1.Which of thefollowing is not a feature of
Coronary circulation
a.Sympathetic stimulation of coronary vessels
causes vasodilation
b.Sub endocardial portion is less prone to
ischemia
c.Coronary arteries are end arteries
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2.Identify the correctstatement
a.Heart receives major blood supply during
systole
b.Heart receives major blood supply during
diastole
c.Blood supply remains constant during both
phases of cardiac cycle
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3.Which of thefollowing is not a metabolic
vasodilator in heart
a.Serotonin
b.Adenosine
c.Potassium