title: [Role of noninvasive examinations in the management of ischemic heart disease. III. Assessment of myocardial viability].
abstract: Assessment of myocardial viability is a field of growing interest. This article summarizes the pathophysiology of myocardial stunning and hibernation; both phenomena are associated with the presence of dysfunctional, viable myocardium. The techniques that are currently available for the assessment of viability, and the clinical situations in which these assessments may be more useful are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital General Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Barrabés Riu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: García-Dorado
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alonso Martín
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Coma Canella
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Valle Tudela
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D017682:Myocardial Stunning / Q000175:diagnosis; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D018754:Ventricular Dysfunction / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Papel de las exloraciones no invasivas en el manejo de la cardiopatía isquémica. III. Estimación de la viabilidad miocárdica.