Ventricular Function at Rest and During Exercise / Ventrikelfunktion in Ruhe und während Belastung: International Symposium, Geneva, October 15–17, 1975

Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Aspects of Cardiac Ultrastructure Related to Function....Pages 2-7
Physiologic Determinants of Ventricular Function....Pages 8-10
Muscle and Pump Function of the Mammalian Heart....Pages 11-16
Coronary Blood Flow at Rest and During Exercise....Pages 17-20
Ventricular Function, Coronary Blood Flow, and Myocardial Oxygen Consumption at Rest, During Exercise, and Influenced by Nitrates....Pages 21-24
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Cardiac Output and Filling Pressures at Rest and During Exercise....Pages 26-30
Measurements of Contractility During Acute Myocardial Infarction and Other Stress....Pages 31-34
Left Ventricular Function Curves at Rest and During Exercise in Effort Angina....Pages 35-38
Systolic Time Intervals at Rest and During Exercise....Pages 39-43
Comparison between Systolic Time Intervals, and Left Ventricular Pressure, and Volume Changes at Rest and During Exercise....Pages 44-48
Qualitative and Quantitative Angiographic Evaluation of Ventricular Function at Rest and During Exercise with Special Reference to Regional Contraction Disturbances....Pages 49-52
Qualitative and Quantitative Angiography Before and After Nitroglycerin....Pages 53-56
Echocardiography for the Assessment of Left Ventricular Function....Pages 57-59
Roentgenkymography at Rest and After Exercise as a Noninvasive Method for Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function in Coronary Artery Disease....Pages 60-64
Noninvasive Radioisotope Determination of Left and Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction by Minimal Cardiac Transit Times (MTT) at Rest, with Exercise, and After Physical Training....Pages 65-68
Left Ventricular Function in Relation to the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)....Pages 69-73
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Left Ventricular Performance in Primary Myocardial Disease....Pages 76-79
Left Ventricular Contractile Function at Rest and During Isometric Exercise in the Pressure Overloaded Heart....Pages 80-82
Ventricular Function at Rest and During Exercise in the Hypertensive Heart....Pages 83-86
Ventricular Function in Coronary Heart Disease during Volume Load and Exercise in Patients with and without Angina Pectoris....Pages 87-90
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Alterations in Ventricular Mechanical and Metabolic Dysfunction Following Myocardial Revascularization in Man....Pages 91-93
The Functional State of the Uninvolved Heart Muscle Following Experimental Myocardial Infarction....Pages 94-102
Front Matter....Pages 103-103
Ventricular Function and Indications for Digitalis....Pages 104-111
Hemodynamic Response to Digitalization in Patients with Incipient Myocardial Dysfunction Due to Hypertensive Cardiovascular Disease....Pages 112-115
Ventricular Function in Valvular Heart Disease: Significance for Perioperative Mortality....Pages 116-124
Ventricular Function in Valvular Heart Disease before and after Prosthetic Valve Surgery....Pages 125-128
Significance of Left Ventricular Function for Perioperative Mortality in Surgical Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease....Pages 129-132
Ventricular Function in Coronary Heart Disease: Significance for Perioperative Mortality and Hemodynamic Improvement....Pages 133-137
Angiographic Assessment of Ventricular Function in Selecting Patients for Bypass Graft Surgery....Pages 138-143
Ventricular Function, Coronary Surgery, and Long-Term Survival....Pages 144-147
Functional and Clinical Effects of Surgical Treatment of Ventricular Aneurysm....Pages 148-150
Is Reversibility of Ventricular Function Disorders Predictable?....Pages 151-153
Is Reversibility of Ventricular Function Disorders Predictable? (Postextrasystolic, Epinephrine, and Postnitroglycerin Ventriculography)....Pages 154-159
Myocardial Scintigraphy with 201 Thallium — A Noninvasive Method for the Assessment of Myocardial Viability....Pages 160-161
Left Ventricular Function at Rest and During Exercise Before and After Surgical Treatment of Ischemic Heart Disease, Left Ventricular Aneurysm, Aortic Stenosis, and Aortic Incompetence....Pages 162-165
Intraoperative Determination of Regional Myocardial Function Following Myocardial Revascularization Using Miniature Ultrasonic Gauges....Pages 166-172
Discussion....Pages 173-183
Back Matter....Pages 185-186