title: Regional wall motion abnormalities in stunned and hibernating myocardium.
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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Aalst, Belgium.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Heyndrickx
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wijns
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Melin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003097:Collateral Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D015536:Down-Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*