Ischaemic cardiomyopathy

**Definition:** Ischaemic cardiomyopathy has been defined as left ventricular systolic dysfunction with one or more of the following: a history of prior myocardial revascularisation or myocardial infarction, more than 75% stenosis in the left main stem or left anterior descending artery, or two vessels or more with a greater than 75% stenosis. It consists of a spectrum of pathophysiological states that relate to perfusion contraction matching and mismatching, including myocardial infarction, stunning, hibernation and scarring.