Myocardial stunning
Classification and external resources
MeSH	D017682

Myocardial stunning is the reversible reduction of function of heart contraction^[1] after reperfusion not accounted for by tissue damage or reduced blood flow.^[2]

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• "Myocardial “stunning” in man"
• Baker C, Rimoldi O, Camici P, Barnes E, Chacon M, Huehns T, Haskard D, Polak J, Hall R (1999). "Repetitive myocardial stunning in pigs is associated with the increased expression of inducible and constitutive nitric oxide synthases.". Cardiovasc Res 43 (3): 685–97. doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(99)00149-2. PMID 10690340. 
• Wittstein IS, Thiemann DR, Lima JA, et al. (February 2005). "Neurohumoral features of myocardial stunning due to sudden emotional stress". N. Engl. J. Med. 352 (6): 539–48. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa043046. PMID 15703419. http://content.nejm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=short&pmid=15703419&promo=ONFLNS19. 

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