A study is presented of 71 patients with ischemic heart disease verified coronarographically and showing severe disorders of contractile function of the left ventricle. Thirty-eight patients who underwent the operation of aortocoronary shunting showed an improvement of the contractile capacity of the myocardium, and a longer survival as compared with those treated medically. Medical treatment was accompanied by more complications in the form of myocardial infarctions, cardiac insufficiency resulting often in a lethal outcome.
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