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Figure 1 Preoperative and postoperative left ventricular function in a patient with hibernating myocardium. Adapted from Rahimtoola (1). LAD = left anterior descending coronary artery; LVEDV = left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; LVESV = left ventricular end-systolic volume; LVSV = left ventricular stroke volume.
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