1. Ischemic cardiomyopathy
Ischemic cardiomyopathy. Abnormal left ventricular function following coronary artery bypass surgery. A: The patient is a 68-year-old man with a prior myocardial infarction and recent coronary artery bypass surgery. Left anterior oblique view shows marked hypokinesis in the apex and septum. The left ventricle is dilated. The last frame is "noisy" because of occasional extrasystoles during acquisition. B: The summary report confirms the poor wall motion in the apex and septum. Global left ventricular ejection fraction was 27%. In patients with prior coronary artery bypass surgery, abnormalities in the septum ("paradoxical septal motion") are common and do not by themselves reliably reflect prior septal infarction. Note that there is compensation in the motion of the lateral wall with a regional ejection fraction of 60%. (Reproduced, with permission, from Baum S et al. Atlas of Nuclear Medicine Imaging, 2nd ed. Originally published by Appleton & Lange. Copyright © 1993 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.)
Source: Heart Disease, Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2018
Citation: Papadakis MA, McPhee SJ, Rabow MW. Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2018; 2017 Available at: Accessed: October 27, 2017
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