Many non-invasive methods, such as imaging tests, have been developed aiming to add a
contribution to existing studies in estimating patients' prognosis after myocardial injury. This …

Ischemic heart disease (IHD) remains the single most common cause of death worldwide.
Ischemic cardiomyopathy is a major sequel of coronary artery disease. The economic health …

The initial observation of functional recovery in dysfunctional myocardium following
revascularization led to the introduction of the concept of hibernating myocardium. Since …

In this paper, some controversial points regarding myocardial its definition hibernation are
discussed, including its definition (improvement in contractility versus improvement in …

Some patients with chronic ischemic left ventricular dysfunction have shown significant
improvements of contractility with favorable long‐term prognosis after revascularization …

Myocardial viability is a clinically important issue in patients after acute myocardial infarction
and in patients with left ventricular dysfunction in the presence or absence of symptoms …

The differentiation of viable from nonviable myocardium in patients with myocardial
infarction (MI) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction is of important clinical relevance. It is now …

The population of patients who have congestive heart failure of ischemic origin is large and
growing. It imposes a heavy burden on human suffering and economic costs such as the …

Information on myocardial viability can be useful to decide when coronary artery
revascularization is indicated for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and left …

Over the past decade it has become clear that chronic left ventricular dysfunction is not
necessarily an irreversible process [1-41. In some patients recovery of function may occur …