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European Heart Journal 1993 14(Supplement A):8-13; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/14.suppl_A.8
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© 1993 The European Society of Cardiology

Regional wall motion abnormalities in stunned and hibernating myocardium

G. R. Heyndrickx, W. Wijns and J. A. Melin

Cardiovascular Center, Aalst, the Department of Physiology, University of Gent and the Positron Emission Tomography Laboratory, University of Louvain, Medical School Brussels

Correspondence: G. R. Heyndrickx. MD. PhD. FACC. Cardiovascular Center, Onze Lieve Vrouw Ziekenhuis, Moorselbaan 164. 9300 Aalst, Belgium.

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.

Key Words: Myocardial stunning • myocardial hibernation • myocardial metabolism • positron emission tomography • collateral dependent myocardium • regional contractile function


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