[Changes in contractile function of the left ventricle under the effect of thrombolytic reperfusion of the coronary arteries in acute myocardial infarct].

A total of 73 patients with myocardial infarction (MI) were included into a prospective study involving intravenous and/or intracoronary streptokinase administration. The total ejection fraction (EF) and the extent of left ventricular dys- and akinetic areas were measured by contrast ventriculography in the first 3-9 hours and 4 weeks after the onset of MI symptoms. Coronary reperfusion performed in the first 3 hours after the onset of symptoms in patients with anterior MI (n = 8) and following 3-9 hours (mean 6.