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hibernating myocardium: a standalone construct

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Cardiology

chronically underperfused heart muscle that lowers its contraction to match reduced flow and can recover function once blood supply is restored.

In cardiology, hibernating myocardium refers to chronically underperfused heart muscle that lowers its contraction to match reduced flow and can recover function once blood supply is restored. This meaning comes from Rahimtoola (1989) in American Heart Journal.[1]

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References

Rahimtoola, S. H. (1989). The hibernating myocardium. American Heart Journal, 117(1), 211-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-8703(89)90685-6

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