Resting myocardial velocity gradient is a reliable measurement that identifies viable myocardium.
In the setting of coronary artery disease, two-thirds of LV dysfunction is not the result of irreversible scar, but rather caused by impairment in function and energy use of 'still-viable' myocyte. The opportunity for improved function, if coronary blood flow is restored, is there which makes the id...
| Published in: | Echocardiography Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 684 - 691 |
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| Format: | diagnostic images research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jul2009
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