ABSTRACT
The kinetics and dimensions of the septum and left posterior ventricular wall as well as left ventricular performance were investigated by echocardiography in 50 patients with painful ischemic heart disease. In 10 cases hypokinesia and low left ventricular performance were found, more marked in those with a history of angina pectoris and myocardial infarction. The utility of this technique for exploring myocardial contractility and its limits is discussed.
Subject(s)
Coronary Disease/physiopathology , Echocardiography , Aged , Angina Pectoris/physiopathology , Cardiac Output , Heart Septum/physiopathology , Heart Ventricles/physiopathology , Humans , Middle Aged , Myocardial Contraction , Myocardial Infarction/physiopathologyABSTRACT
The plasma volume (PV) was determined in 109 patients with chronic arterial hypertension (AH) by 131I-labeled serumalbumin, expressing the results in ml/cm body height. An attempt was made to establish a statistical correlation between PV and diastolic pressure (DP). In essential AH three types of PV were found: normal, hypovolemic and hypervolemic; in hypertensive patients with stenosis of the renal aorta and in those with pheochromocytoma PV was slightly diminished; in hyperaldosteronism it was increased. In AH due to renal parenchymatous lesions the mean PV values were normal, a positive correlation being found between PV and DP (r + 0.929 and p = 0.05) in contrast to the other types of AH, where r was non significant or negative (stenosis of the renal artery, pheochromocytoma, malignant AH).
