Hibernating myocardium 673155 176399487 2007-12-07T17:31:21Z 152.130.6.195 In [[cardiology]] '''hibernating myocardium''' is a state when some segments of the [[myocardium]] exhibit abnormalities of contractile function. These abnormalities can be visualised during [[echocardiography]] or [[ventriculography]]. The wall of the affected segments is hypo-, a- or dyskinetic. The phenomenon is highly significant clinically because it usually manifests itself in setting of chronic [[ischemia]], which is potentially reversible by [[Revascularization|revascularisation]]. The regions of myocardium are still viable and can restore its function. There develops a new steady state between myocardial blood flow (MBF) and myocardial function, MBF reduced and in consequence function is reduced too. The clinical situations where one can expect hibernating myocardium are: *chronic stable [[Angina pectoris|angina]] *unstable angina *silent ischemia *after [[AMI]] ==See also== *[[stunned myocardium]] *[[myocardial scarring]] [[Category:Ischemic heart diseases]]