Prognostic role of coronary arteriography and left ventriculography in ischaemic heart disease.
The significance of coronary arteriography and left ventriculography for the long-term prognosis of ischaemic heart disease was assessed. 1,458 medically treated patients who underwent coronary arteriography were followed for a period from 1 to 10 years (3.8 years on average). Angiographic findings were associated with the following mean annual mortality: normal coronary arteriography or nonsignificant changes - 0.7%, significant affection of the left anterior descending coronary artery - 4.2%, significant affection of the left circumflex or the right coronary artery - 2.0%, double-vessel disease - 5.5%, triple-vessel disease - 7.6%, left main coronary artery disease - 12.0%; normal ventriculography - 1.9% localized hypokinesia or akinesia - 4.7%, localized dyskinesia - 6.3% and diffuse hypokinesia - 11.7%. The results are analyzed and compared with similar data in the literature.
D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D011379:Prognosis