Cardiology and Cardiovascular Diseases

Microcirculation and Inflammation, Heart Transplantation

Microcirculation

The microcirculation defines as the circulation of the blood in the smallest blood vessels. The microvasculature present with organ tissues. The micro vessels include terminal arterioles, capillaries, metarterioles and venules.

Three different types of capillaries

• Continuous
• Fenestrated
• Discontinuous

Inflammation

Inflammation is defined as a biological response of body to harmful stimuli, such as damaged cells, pathogens, or irritants, and it protects response including immune cells, blood vessels, and molecular mediators.

Best treatment for inflammation

• NSAIDs
• Corticosteroids (such as prednisone)
• chemotherapy drugs, disease-modifying treatments, biologic therapy, and narcotic pain relievers etc.

Heart Transplantation

A heart Transplantation is a surgical Transplantation procedure performed on cardiac patients with end-stage heart failure or severe heart disease. When other medical or surgical treatments failed, the most common procedure is to take for operating heart, with or without both lungs. When patients suffer from other circulatory conditions related to their heart condition, they are less suitable for a heart transplant.