USE OF VELOCITY VECTOR IMAGING TECHNOLOGY IN PATIENTS WITH LEFT VENTRICULAR ANEURISM
In standard echocardiography (EchoCG) aneurysm manifests itself in the form of dyskinesia often in the apex in systole and diastole and by the reduction of the wall thickness of the left ventricle (LV) in this area. The size of the scar determines the progression of the dilatation and change of geometry of the left ventricle, mitral regurgitation, and heart failure. When the size of the scar is more than 30% of the area of the LV is performed coronary artery bypass (CABG) and plastic LV. The aim of surgery is to restore physiological forms of LV, eliminate the scar, reducing heart failure, improvement of prognosis and quality of life of the patient. The study of characteristics of function of fibres of the left ventricle in patients with postinfarction aneurysm before and after CABG and plastics can be done by using Velocity Vector Imaging (VVI).