Patients in whom the left ventricular dysfunction is the result of hibernating or stunned
myocardium, that is, in whom the myocardium is viable, appear to have a worse prognosis …

Conclusion The findings presented in this patient support the concept of “hibernation” as first
described by Rahimtoola 5. Coronary revascularization resulted in recovery of both regional …

The assessment of myocardial viability has become important in the diagnostic and
prognostic work up of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Patients with viable …

Background Prior studies show that ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) patients with substantial
viable myocardium have better survival with coronary revascularization (CR) than medical …

The assessment of myocardial viability is a potentially important component in the
evaluation of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and left ventricular (LV) …

For many years, imaging of myocardial viability in patients with CAD and severe left
ventricular dysfunction was performed with either rest-redistribution Tl-201 SPECT imaging …

Extensive regional dysfunction leading to a depression of left ventricular (LV) ejection
fraction (LVEF) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and prior myocardial …

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the major cause of heart failure [1]. In the past, severe left
ventricular (LV) dysfunction was considered an irreversible condition, as regional akinesis …

Thallium-201 reinjection imaging and positron emission tomography provide concordant
information regarding myocardial viability in many patients with coronary artery disease and …

Measurement of myocardial blood flow (MBF) in absolute units (mL4min-14g-1 of
myocardial tissue) using positron emission tomography (PET) can improve risk assessment …