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. 1974 May;29(3):359–365. doi: 10.1136/thx.29.3.359

Assessment of left ventricular function following coronary bypass surgery: a non-invasive study

T Hardarson 1, G M Ziady 1, H N Khattri 1
PMCID: PMC470160  PMID: 4850667

Abstract

Hardarson, T., Ziady, G. M., and Khattri, H. N. (1974).Thorax, 29, 359-365. Assessment of left ventricular function following coronary bypass surgery: a non-invasive study. In a series of 15 patients with ischaemic heart disease, systolic time intervals (STI) were measured before, and at one week, three months, and six months following coronary vein-graft surgery. Preoperatively, the left ventricular ejection time (LVET) was abnormally short in seven patients, while the pre-ejection period was abnormally long in seven patients, suggesting impaired left ventricular function. At one week after surgery LVET and total electromechanical systole (QA2) were significantly abbreviated. This may be explained by the transient fall in cardiac output or postoperative neurohumoral changes. For the group as a whole, no significant changes were found at three or six months, suggesting that cardiac function was generally preserved rather than improved. However, in individual patients changes in STI correlated with the clinical and angiographic estimate of success of the operative treatment.

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