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Basic Considerations in the Pathophysiology and Detection of Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction

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Stress Echocardiography

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 149))

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Abstract

Regional systolic dysfunction is a very early sequel to the development of myocardial ischemia. Because of the ability of echocardiography to visualize the function of the heart non-invasively and in real-time, its use for the detection of myocardial ischemia has been the source of research activity since the earliest days of the technique. This chapter reviews aspects of function in the normal and ischemic heart, as well as imaging considerations, which are central to the understanding of stress echocardiography.

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Mairesse, G.H., Marwick, T. (1994). Basic Considerations in the Pathophysiology and Detection of Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction. In: Stress Echocardiography. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 149. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0782-2_1

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