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2022


Front Cardiovasc Med


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Combined Analysis of Myocardial Deformation and Oxygenation Detects Inducible Ischemia Unmasked by Breathing Maneuvers in Chronic Coronary Syndrome.

Authors

Spicher B, Fischer K, Zimmerli ZA, Yamaji K, Ueki Y, Bertschinger CN, Jung B, Otsuka T, Bigler MR, Gräni C, von Tengg-Kobligk H, Räber L, Eberle B, Guensch DP
Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022; 9:800720.
PMID: 35282374.

Abstract

In patients with chronic coronary syndromes, hyperventilation followed by apnea has been shown to unmask myocardium susceptible to inducible deoxygenation. The aim of this study was to assess whether such a provoked response is co-localized with myocardial dysfunction.