| Literature DB >> 1637732 |
Abstract
Hibernating myocardium refers to the presence of persistent myocardial and left ventricular dysfunction at rest, associated with conditions of severely reduced coronary blood flow. This left ventricular dysfunction probably represents an adaptive mechanism preventing irreversible myocardial cell damage, since myocardial and left ventricular dysfunction in hibernating myocardium improve following the restoration of coronary blood flow. This review examines the evolution of the concept of hibernation from a clinical observation of the potential underlying mechanisms recently proposed.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1637732 DOI: 10.1007/bf00051149
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cardiovasc Drugs Ther ISSN: 0920-3206 Impact factor: 3.727