[Roentgenologic evaluation of myocardial contractility in heart valve diseases].

The authors compare the roentgenological findings with the parameters of contractility obtained during heart catheterization in 49 patients with mitral valvular disease and aortal valvular disease. The parameters are shown to be correlated with regard to the nature of valvular damage, characteristics of the impairment of the intracardiac hemodynamics and myocardial contractile function. Certain tendencies of this dependence are tabulated.