Tissue Doppler Imaging Differentiates Transmural From Nontransmural Acute Myocardial Infarction After Reperfusion Therapy

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Doppler Tissue Imaging Quantitates Regional Wall Motion During Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion

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Quantitative Assessment of Alterations in Regional Left Ventricular Contractility With Color-Coded Tissue Doppler Echocardiography

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

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Postsystolic shortening of acutely ischemic canine myocardium predicts early and late recovery of function after coronary artery reperfusion.

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Relation of the Contractile Reserve of Hibernating Myocardium to Myocardial Structure in Humans

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Nonuniform transmural recovery of contractile function in stunned myocardium

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Partial coronary stenosis is sufficient and complete reperfusion is mandatory for preconditioning the canine heart.

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