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In Vivo Quantitative Assessment of Myocardial Structure, Function, Perfusion and Viability Using Cardiac Micro-computed Tomography
Published on: February 16, 2016
Regional wall motion abnormalities in stunned and hibernating myocardium
G R Heyndrickx1, W Wijns, J A Melin
1Cardiovascular Center, Aalst, Belgium.
Abstract:
The clinical recognition that chronic dysfunctioning myocardial segments may retain viable myocardium has important therapeutic consequences. 'Stunned myocardium' and 'hibernating myocardium' have been proposed to distinguish respectively between post-ischaemic left ventricular dysfunction, a condition which normalizes spontaneously, and persistent wall motion abnormalities due to chronic hypoperfusion. This study examines the possible link between these two conditions.
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