Postsystolic shortening and thickening of dyskinetic myocardial segments during ischemia are markers of their potential for functional recovery after reperfusion.
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May indicate viable myocardium pre-reperfusion in experimental models; leaves open human validation before clinical adoption.
Takayama et al. (1988) studied this question.
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