Quantitative angiographic analysis of right ventricular global function in normal incidences and in patients with coronary artery disease.

At present right ventriculography data cannot be accurately estimated owing to the absence of software for quantitative analysis of the right ventricle (RV) volumes and function. The aim of this study was to use existing software for left ventriculography analysis to estimate right ventricular volumes and function in patients without coronary lesions and in those with coronary artery disease (CAD). Thirty-two patients without significant lesions of coronary arteries and 20 patients with CAD were examined with left ventriculography and right atriography.

[Quantitative assessment of right ventricular contractility by contrast angiography in healthy persons and patients with ischemic heart disease].

Absence of special programs for quantitative analysis of right ventricular volumes and function precludes precise evaluation of right ventriculography data. We used standard programs designed for analysis of left ventriculograms for evaluation of right ventricular volumes and function in 32 patients without and 20 patients with coronary artery disease. Left ventriculography and right angiography were carried out in 30- and 60-degree right and left anterior oblique projections, respectively.