Silent ischemia during coronary occlusion produced by balloon inflation: Relation to regional myocardial dysfunction
Wohlgelernter D, Jaffe C, Cabin H, Yeatman L, Cleman M. Silent ischemia during coronary occlusion produced by balloon inflation: Relation to regional myocardial dysfunction. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1987, 10: 491-498. PMID: 2957410, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(87)80189-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBalloon inflationAsymptomatic groupCoronary angioplastyMyocardial ischemiaPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplastyRegional left ventricular dysfunctionGlobal left ventricular wall motionTwo-dimensional echocardiographic recordingsLeft ventricular dysfunctionStable exertional anginaAbsence of anginaSilent myocardial ischemiaTransluminal coronary angioplastyRegional myocardial dysfunctionLeft ventricular wall motionST-segment changesSignificant differencesVentricular wall motionPain interviewExertional anginaSilent ischemiaVentricular dysfunctionObstructive lesionsEchocardiographic assessmentComorbid conditions