[Segmental contractility--criterion of the integral function of the left ventricle in patients with ischemic heart...

The expulsion fraction was examined with reference to qualitative and quantitative parameters of segment contractility of the left-ventricular wall in 68 coronary patients. Segment contractility of the left-ventricular wall can provide the basis for the interpretation of the left-ventricular integrative function in these patients. Its qualitative assessment can characterize the general condition of the myocardium, whereas its quantitative features may contribute to the elucidation of mechanisms involved in compensatory relationships between the damaged and intact myocardium of the left ventricle.