Left ventricular angiocardiography in coronary artery disease.

Cineangiocardiography is a clinically important method for studying the left ventricle in coronary artery disease. However, at present left ventricular angiocardiography is only a semiquantitative method. This is important to bear in mind when making decision on treatment, prognosis and follow up of patients. Various techniques to improve the diagnostic value of left ventricular angiocardiography and make it a quantitative method have been suggested and they should be applied in patients in carefully planned studies to determine their clinical value.