Prognostic trends in coronary artery disease.
The authors compare the prognosis in two groups of IHD patients: group A--patients examined by coronarography during hospitalization in the period 1917-1979, and B--patients examined in the same Institute in 1980-1984. As for medically treated patients with LV ejection fraction above 35%, the B group presented a trend to a higher survival rate in patients with single and double-vessel disease (for the first 3 years, also with triple-vessel disease). Among medically treated patients with left main coronary artery disease, LV dyskinesis or LVEF of 35% or lower, no difference in prognosis between the A and B groups was found. The survival rate was higher in surgically treated patients with single-, double- or triple-vessel disease and patients after resection of LV aneurysm. The results are compared with data in the literature.
D002302:Cardiac Output; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis