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Hypokinesis is a medical term to describe an imparirment of heart wall movement. Apical is the location. Hypokinesis can be the result of a lack of good oxygenated blood flow to subject location. The underlying cause can be occluded coronary vessels and/or a previous heart attack that have damaged the heart cells. The degree of impairment can be associated with the ejection fraction (EF). Normal is 50 to 70% and the fraction of blood pumped into circulation with each stroke.
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