title: Spatial heterogeneity in the heart: recent insights and open questions.
abstract: Within the left ventricular myocardium and despite its rather homogeneous structure, local myocardial perfusion varies substantially. Areas of low and high local flow differ with regard to substrate uptake, energy turnover, and demand. This spatial heterogeneity is related to distinct differences in local protein expression, forming the basis of a novel homeostatic mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Herz- und Kreislaufphysiologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Ulrich K M
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Decking
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*