[Comparative evaluation of the myocardial contractile indices of the left ventricle in ischemic heart disease].

The indices of hemodynamics and myocardial contractility rate (end diastolic and end systolic volumes, ejection fraction, average rate of shortening of circumferential fibres, and average normalized rate of systolic ejection) were studied in 44 patients with ischemic heart disease to appraise the informative value of each parameter and reveal myocardial dysfunction. Calculations were done on an electronic computer system. The data obtained were compared with the findings in practically healthy persons.

[Effect of baxacor on the hemodynamics and contractile function of the myocardium in acute ischemia (an experimental study)].

The article discusses the results of experiments on 16 dogs in which acute myocardial ischemia was reproduced with intravenous infusion of baksacor and without the infusion of the drug; control experiments were also performed on an intact heart with baksacor infusion. Hemodynamics and myocardial contractility were studied throughout the entire experiment. It was found that baksacor had practically no effect on an intact heart.

[Analysis of some parameters for determining myocardial contractility before and after aortocoronary shunting].

The condition of hemodynamics and the contractile function of the myocardium are considered before and after aorto-coronary shunting performed in patients with critically severe affection of the coronary arteries and the heart muscle. Of great prognostic importance is the final diastolic volume of the ventricles, its relation to the stroke ejection, as well as the ejection fraction. The greater the final diastolic volume of the ventricle and the smaller the stroke ejection, the higher is the risk of applying operative treatment to the patient.