Assessment of Transmyocardial Perfusion in Alligator Hearts

Abstract

A significant amount of direct transmyocardial perfusion is present in alligator hearts. The conditions that apparently permit this situation in reptilian hearts are reviewed, and their implications for aiding in the optimization of techniques for achieving transmyocardial flow in humans are discussed.

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