Rahimtoola suggested that hibernating myocardium is a state of persistently impaired myocardial and left ventricular (LV) function at rest due to reduced coronary blood flow that can be partially or completely restored to normal either by improving blood flow or by reducing oxygen demand (see the image below).onsidering the frequency of ischemia and the prevalence of hibernating myocardium, recognition of hibernation and how it affects treatment are important. The mortality rate is higher in patients with hibernating myocardium who do not undergo revascularization.
Base(noun) the smallest kind of cannon. Base(noun) that part of an organ by which it is attached to another more central organ. Base(noun) the basal plane of a crystal. Base(noun) the ground mass of a rock, especially if not distinctly crystalline. Base(noun) the lower part of the field.
Definition of foundation. 1  1 : the act of founding here since the foundation of the school. 2  2 : a basis (such as a tenet, principle, or axiom) upon which something stands or is supported the foundations of geometry the rumor is without foundation in fact.