Approximately 50% of the patients with chronic obstructive coronary artery disease resulting
in chronic contractile dysfunction have hibernating myocardium and may benefit from …

Unlike acute myocardial infarction with reperfusion, in which infarct size is the end point
reflecting irreversible injury, myocardial stunning and hibernation result from reversible …

Background Recent studies indicate that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after the
administration of contrast material can be used to distinguish between reversible and …

Background After cardioversion of sustained atrial fibrillation (AF), the electrical and
contractile functions of the atria are impaired, and recurrences of AF frequently occur …

Objectives: This phase I trial was designed to assess the feasibility and safety of autologous
skeletal myoblast transplantation in patients with severe ischemic cardiomyopathy …

Background—Recent studies indicate that MRI, after administration of gadolinium-
diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid, can identify nonviable areas in dysfunctional …

On July 2–3, 1996, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute sponsored a workshop in
Columbia, Md, entitled “The Medical and Cellular Implications of Myocardial Stunning …

Objectives. This study evaluated the relative merits of the most frequently used techniques
for predicting improvement in regional contractile function after coronary revascularization in …

Objectives”, explains how to select and use various test methods for evaluating disease
states, the prognosis, and the effects of treatment. References to the literature published …

Background Recovery of function is possible in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy when
left ventricular dysfunction is caused by stunning or hibernation. It is plausible that recovery …