title: [Preoperative identification of ischemic heart disease in patients with surgical diseases of the abdominal cavity].
abstract: The authors present the results of preoperative identification of coronary diseases in patients with abdominal surgical diseases. Latent coronary diseases in surgical patients were detected by transesophageal electric stimulation (TEES) of the left atrium. Thirty-eight patients aged 46 to 82 were examined. Manifest symptoms of myocardial ischemia (changed ST segment, T wave inversion) were revealed in 47.3% patients, which is an evidence of the high resolving power of the method. Hence, noninvasive unsophisticated TEES technique is a reliable tool for identifying coronary diseases in surgical patients. The results of such examinations help adequately and purposefully prepare the patients to surgery and select the method of total anesthesia involving the minimal risk.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Korsunskiĭ
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Alieva
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care