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6968973

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-1-29
pubmed:abstractText
Ten patients with severe effort angina and with left ventricular dysfunction during exercise before operation underwent haemodynamic and angiographic studies in average 20 months after coronary artery bypass surgery. Five patients (50%) were completely asymptomatic after operation(group I). The other five (group II) were still limited physically because of anginal pain, although two were much improved. Pre-operatively there was no significant difference in the severity of the disease, as judged from case histories, work tests and haemodynamic and angiographic findings between the two groups. The working capacity of the patients in group II was not increased significantly post-operatively. Their coronary arteriograms revealed unsatisfactory surgical results. In two patients, one significantly stenosed vessel was not bypassed because of poor run-off. In the other three patients, one graft was closed. Left ventricular function curves showed no significant improvement of left ventricular pump function. In group I, working capacity increased significantly, all stenoses of major coronary vessels were bypassed and all grafts were patent. Left ventricular function showed an almost normal response during exercise. These findings suggest that left ventricular dysfunction due to ischaemia can be significantly improved by coronary bypass and that there is a good correlation between clinical, haemodynamic and angiographic findings.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0036-5580
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
191-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Left ventricular pump function before and after aortocoronary bypass surgery.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't