Objectives. We sought to evaluate the serial changes in the response of the hibernating
myocardium to dobutamine stimulation after revascularization. Background. An improvement …

BACKGROUND The identification of hibernating myocardium is important in selecting
patients who will benefit from coronary revascularization. This study was performed to …

Background Myocardial hibernation is a condition of chronic left ventricular dysfunction
associated with severe coronary artery disease whereby significant recovery of function …

Objectives. This study was designed to evaluate dobutamine stress echocardiography in
identifying reversible dysfunction and assessing the extent of irreversibly damaged …

Objectives. The aim of this study was to test whether the contractile response of akinetic
myocardium to low dose dobutamine is useful for detecting myocardial viability in patients …

Background In patients with coronary artery disease, dysfunctional hypoperfused
myocardium at rest may represent either necrotic or viable hibernating myocardium. The …

Objectives. This study sought to evaluate the time course of improvement of left ventricular
(LV) dysfunction in stable patients and its implications on the accuracy of dobutamine …

Objectives. We investigated the patterns of perfusion and metabolism in dysfunctional
myocardium whose contractility improved with dobutamine. Background. Clinical studies …

Background Dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) and myocardial contrast
echocardiography (MCE) can predict recovery of left ventricular function after myocardial …

Dobutamine echocardiography (5 and 10 μg/kg/min) was performed in 40 patients 4±1 days
after acute myocardial infarction reperfused by primary coronary angioplasty. The left …