Evaluation of pump function of the heart in patients with occlusive diseases of the abdominal aorta and ischemic heart disease based on radionuclide ventriculography

: Altogether 56 patients with occlusive abdominal aortic lesions and concomitant CHD were examined by radionuclide ventriculography on a nuclear stethoscope. Suppression of left ventricular systolic and diastolic function was noted in the patients with CHD and arterial hypertension. Investigations of cardiohemodynamics using the above method made it possible to identify patients with limited functional cardiac reserve, to predict possible myocardial complications, and to take preventive measures before, during and after reconstructive interventions on the abdominal aorta.