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The pathology of hibernating myocardium
1Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5324, USA. gjberry@stanford.edu
Nuclear Medicine Communications
|April 4, 2002
Abstract:
Myocardial hibernation represents a protective mechanism of muscle preservation in the setting of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. Long-standing myocardial hypoperfusion leads to diminished myocardial contractility that reverses with improved blood flow after revascularization. The morphologic changes in both animal models and humans are described.