Dr Divaka Perera from King's College, London and Guy's and St Thomas' Hopsital joins Dr James Rudd, associate editor at Heart, to discuss his recent Education in Heart paper titled:

"Ischaemic cardiomyopathy: pathophysiology, assessment and the role of revascularisation"

They cover the aetiology of ischaemic cardiomyopathy, the definitions of stunning, hibernation and viability and what the trials and guidelines can tell us. Optimal imaging strategies are debated. There is also mention of the REVIVED BCIS-2 study, of which Dr Perera is PI.