Usefulness of coronary angiography for assessing left ventricular function.
The correlation of ejection fraction to left ventricular long-axis contractions, measured from left coronary ostium to apical arterial branches, on coronary angiograms was investigated.
Department of Clinical Physiology, Central Hospital, Karlstad, Sweden.
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Wandt
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Kähäri
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Zizala
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Bojö
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Wranne
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013318:Stroke Volume; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*