Hypoxic Cell Injury Results in Atherosclerosis in the Heart The heart is one of the most unique muscles in the human body that contains many vessels and arteries. These vessels and arteries can sometimes become blocked due to an occlusion or pre-existing heart disease. The occlusion or pre-existing condition can be affected if there is a lack or decrease of oxygen being supplied to the heart muscle. Hypoxic cell injury is a mechanism where oxygen levels are decreased to the myocardial cells of the heart and results in atherosclerosis.
Blood flows through each of the coronary arteries independently. When one of the arteries is blocked, the other still receives blood flow. However, if both coronary arteries are blocked, myocardial hypoxia occurs,
Blood flows through each of the coronary arteries independently. When one of the arteries is blocked, the other still receives blood flow. However, if both coronary arteries are blocked, myocardial hypoxia occurs,