An accurate, nontraumatic ultrasonic method to monitor myocardial wall thickening in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Marked reduction of free radical generation and contractile dysfunction by antioxidant therapy begun at the time of reperfusion. Evidence that myocardial "stunning" is a manifestation of reperfusion injury.

1989 • 580 citations

Direct evidence that oxygen-derived free radicals contribute to postischemic myocardial dysfunction in the intact dog.

1989 • 467 citations

Enhancement of recovery of myocardial function by oxygen free-radical scavengers after reversible regional ischemia.

1985 • 324 citations

A model of the mechanics of the left ventricle

1979 • 281 citations

Reversal of dysfunction in postischemic stunned myocardium by epinephrine and postextrasystolic potentiation

1986 • 279 citations

Sustained regional dysfunction produced by prolonged coronary stenosis: gradual recovery after reperfusion.

1983 • 260 citations

Time course and determinants of recovery of function after reversible ischemia in conscious dogs

1988 • 218 citations

Regional myocardial perfusion and wall thickening during ischemia in conscious dogs

1984 • 216 citations

Beta-adrenergic stimulation reverses postischemic myocardial dysfunction without producing subsequent functional deterioration

1985 • 215 citations

Direct measurement of inner and outer wall thickening dynamics with epicardial echocardiography.

1986 • 205 citations

Attenuation of dysfunction in the postischemic 'stunned' myocardium by dimethylthiourea.

1987 • 168 citations

Epicardial deformation and left ventricular wall mechanisms during ejection in the dog

1982 • 166 citations

Regional differences in myocardial performance in the left ventricle of the dog.

1975 • 161 citations

Selective enhancement of function of stunned myocardium by increased flow.

1986 • 160 citations

The relative role of subendocardium and subepicardium in left ventricular mechanics

1981 • 160 citations

The relationship between myocardial blood flow and contraction by myocardial layer in the canine left ventricle during ischemia.

1981 • 154 citations

Nonuniformity of inner and outer systolic wall thickening in conscious dogs

1985 • 136 citations

Prolonged abnormalities of left ventricular diastolic wall thinning in the “stunned” myocardium in conscious dogs: Time course and relation to systolic function

1989 • 134 citations

N-2-Mercaptopropionylglycine improves recovery of myocardial function after reversible regional ischemia

1986 • 115 citations

Subepicardial segmental function during coronary stenosis and the role of myocardial fiber orientation.

1982 • 113 citations

Doppler measurement of myocardial thickening with a single epicardial transducer

1983 • 107 citations

Dissociation between epicardial and transmural function during acute myocardial ischemia.

1985 • 101 citations

Importance of temporal heterogeneity in assessing the contraction abnormalities associated with acute myocardial ischemia.

1984 • 101 citations

Absence of a cumulative deterioration of regional function during three repeated 5 or 15 minute coronary occlusions.

1984 • 94 citations

Evidence for a pathogenetic role of xanthine oxidase in the "stunned" myocardium

1987 • 93 citations

Nonuniform transmural recovery of contractile function in stunned myocardium

1989 • 79 citations

Validation of a single crystal for measurement of transmural and epicardial thickening

1986 • 73 citations

Influence of neutrophil depletion on myocardial function and flow after reversible ischemia

1989 • 68 citations

Sequential postoperative assessment of left ventricular performance with gated cardiac blood pool imaging following aortocoronary bypass surgery

1981 • 65 citations

Interrelationships between regional left ventricular function, coronary blood flow, and myocellular necrosis during the initial 24 hours and 1 week after experimental coronary occlusion in awake, unsedated dogs.

1981 • 43 citations

Regional left ventricular wall thickness early and late after coronary occlusion in the conscious dog

1981 • 35 citations

Isoproterenol-induced myocardial dysfunction in dogs with coronary stenosis

1982 • 33 citations

Quantitative assessment of left ventricular wall motion by two-dimensional echocardiography: Validation during reversible ischemia in the conscious dog

1988 • 28 citations

Measurement of global ventricular function in patients during cardiac operations using sonomicrometry

1980 • 27 citations

Lipoxygenase inhibitor nafazatrom fails to attenuate postischaemic ventricular dysfunction

1987 • 23 citations

Segmental mid-wall myocardial dimensions in man recorded by sonomicrometry

1978 • 22 citations

Regional myocardial dimensions following coronary artery bypass grafting in patients

1979 • 20 citations

Dimensional characteristics of left ventricular function after coronary artery bypass grafting.

1982 • 16 citations

Dissociation between global and regional systolic and diastolic ventricular function during coronary occlusion and reperfusion

1987 • 13 citations

Influence of Potassium Cardioplegia versus Ischemic Arrest on Regional Left Ventricular Diastolic Compliance in Humans

1981 • 13 citations

Acute Effects of Aortocoronary Bypass Surgery on Left Ventricular Function and Regional Myocardial Mechanics: A Clinical Study

1978 • 12 citations

End-systolic radius to thickness ratio: An echocardiographic index of regional performance during reversible myocardial ischemia in the conscious dog

1987 • 7 citations

Sonomicrometry: Its Application as a Routine Monitoring Technique in Cardiac Surgery

1984 • 7 citations

Perioperative Assessment of Segmental Left Ventricular Function in Man

1980 • 7 citations

A regional ultrasonic technique to measure left ventricular performance during coronary artery bypass.

1982 • 2 citations

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