Open AccessEffect of heart failure on muscle capillary geometry: implications for O2 exchange
Author(s) -
Honghui Xu,
David C. Poole,
Timothy I. Musch
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1097/00005768-199808000-00008
Subject(s) - sarcomere , capillary action , blood flow , capillary length , chemistry , capillary surface , skeletal muscle , anatomy , perfusion , medicine , heart failure , cardiology , myocyte , materials science , composite material
There is strong evidence that chronic heart chronic heart failure (CHF) impairs skeletal muscle function independent of blood flow and bulk O2 delivery.