Hibernating myocardium: Another piece of the puzzle falls into place

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 978-980

  Rahimtoola, Shahbudin H ^a,e   La Canna, Giovanni ^b   Ferrari, Roberto ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^d IRCCS   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE;

DISEASE COURSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MYOCARDIAL HIBERNATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33644584172     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.11.038     Document Type: Editorial

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