Hibernating myocardium: Its pathophysiology and clinical role

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 195-199

  Ferrari, Roberto ^a,b   Ferrari, Federica ^a   Benigno, Massimo ^a   Pepi, Patrizia ^a   Visioli, Odoardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b Ctro di Fisiopatol Cardiovascolare   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Hibernating myocardium; Ischemic cardiomyopathy; Myocardial ischemia; Myocardial viability

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INFARCTION PREVENTION; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE METABOLISM; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STUNNED HEART MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; HEART; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HIBERNATION; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REPERFUSION;

EID: 0031782972     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006872827169     Document Type: Article

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