| Myocardial stunning |
| Classification and external resources |
| MeSH |
D017682 |
Myocardial stunning is the reversible reduction of function of heart contraction[1] after reperfusion not accounted for by tissue damage or reduced blood flow.[2]
References
- ^ MeSH Myocardial+Stunning
- ^ Grund F (February 2001). "[Three cardiac mysteries--stunning, hibernation and ischemic preconditioning]" (in Norwegian). Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. 121 (4): 440–4. PMID 11255859.
External links
- "Myocardial “stunning” in man"
- Baker C, Rimoldi O, Camici P, Barnes E, Chacon M, Huehns T, Haskard D, Polak J, Hall R (1999). "Repetitive myocardial stunning in pigs is associated with the increased expression of inducible and constitutive nitric oxide synthases.". Cardiovasc Res 43 (3): 685–97. doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00149-2. PMID 10690340.
- Wittstein IS, Thiemann DR, Lima JA, et al. (February 2005). "Neurohumoral features of myocardial stunning due to sudden emotional stress". N. Engl. J. Med. 352 (6): 539–48. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa043046. PMID 15703419. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=short&pmid=15703419&promo=ONFLNS19.
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