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The hibernating myocardium: identification of viable myocardium in patients with coronary artery disease and chronic left ventricular dysfunction

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  1. Division of Cardiology, Northwestern University Medical School, 250 East Superior Street, Suite 524, 60611, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Robert O. Bonow M.D.

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Bonow, R.O. The hibernating myocardium: identification of viable myocardium in patients with coronary artery disease and chronic left ventricular dysfunction. Basic Res Cardiol 90, 49–51 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00795120

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