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What Are The Adverse Effects On Heart Due To Myocardial Stunning And Hibernation ?
Question: Can there be future harm to the heart from a Myocardial Stunning and Hibernation ?
Brief Answer:
Condition explained
Detailed Answer:
Myocardial hibernation is a condition where cells of the heart sleep (therefore hibernation) when blood supply to the muscle resumes after a pause in the blood flow. When they have rested, hibernated cells wake up and start functioning normally again.
Myocardial stunning is similar. But the cells get active much more quickly.
The idea is that since overall the cells return to their normal functioning, one does not get a weak heart because of these conditions. Its like giving rest to any other pulled muscle till it has healed and starts functioning again
So, no. No long term damage to the heart by either condition
Best of Luck
Dr Mittal
Condition explained
Detailed Answer:
Myocardial hibernation is a condition where cells of the heart sleep (therefore hibernation) when blood supply to the muscle resumes after a pause in the blood flow. When they have rested, hibernated cells wake up and start functioning normally again.
Myocardial stunning is similar. But the cells get active much more quickly.
The idea is that since overall the cells return to their normal functioning, one does not get a weak heart because of these conditions. Its like giving rest to any other pulled muscle till it has healed and starts functioning again
So, no. No long term damage to the heart by either condition
Best of Luck
Dr Mittal
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Dr. Mittal
Thank you very much for answering my question. I did have a stent put in after a 95%, so even though I had a myocardial hibernation. There would be no further harm to be concern with?
Thank you very much for answering my question. I did have a stent put in after a 95%, so even though I had a myocardial hibernation. There would be no further harm to be concern with?
Brief Answer:
Unrelated
Detailed Answer:
There is risk.
But thats pertaining to stent and heart attack
Not related to hibernation
Best of luck
Dr Mittal
Unrelated
Detailed Answer:
There is risk.
But thats pertaining to stent and heart attack
Not related to hibernation
Best of luck
Dr Mittal
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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