Relation between Coronary Artery Cross Sectional Area and Left Ventricular Wall Mass.
10.4070/kcj.1990.20.4.748
- Author:
Doo Hong CHOI
;
Hak Sun KIM
;
Sun Ho CHANG
;
Joo Young CHO
;
Sung Gu KIM
;
Young Joo KWON
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cross sectional area of coronary artery;
Left ventricular mass
- MeSH:
Cineangiography;
Coronary Vessels*;
Echocardiography;
Humans;
Myocardial Infarction;
Myocardial Ischemia
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
1990;20(4):748-752
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The coronary artery cross sectional area (CSA) is proportional to LV mass. We have measured the cross sectional area of the left and right coronary arteries in patients with ischemic heart disease to see whether it is related to the change in the LV mass. The following results were obtained ; 1) There were no significant difference in mean CSA of coronary arteries and LV mass determined by echocardiography and cineangiography between control and ischemic heart disease. 2) There were significantly increased ratio of left ventricular mass by cineangiogram to CSA of left anterior descending coronary artery in patients with myocardial infarction as compared with control group. 3) A linear relation between LV mass by cineangiogram and CSA of left coronary artery was noted in control group (r=0.53, P<0.05) and ischemic heart disease group (r=0.51, P<0.05). 4) A linear relation between LV mass determined by echocardiography and CSA of left coronary artery was noted in control group (r=0.55, P<0.05).
