[Role of myocardial micropump function in the pathogenesis of ischemic heart disease]

Myocardial vibrational activity examined in 40 patients with functional classes II-III coronary heart disease and in 20 apparently healthy individuals, which indirectly reflects the status of its micropump function has been studied by using a spectral analysis of the first heart sound. Inhibition of the micropump function of the myocardium with its higher oxygen demands has been found to substantially contribute to the pathogenesis of myocardial ischemia.