DR. BUKACHI FREDERICK OKONJI
MB.ChB., M.Med. (Nairobi), M.Sc (London), Ph.D. (Ume
Physical Address: Chiromo Campus
+254 20 4442309 ext 2061
Email: fbukachi@uonbi.ac.ke
Physical Address: Chiromo Campus
+254 20 4442309 ext 2061
Email: fbukachi@uonbi.ac.ke
OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical outcome of successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) in patients with poor ventricular function. METHODS: Analysis of angiographic, echocardiographic and clinical records of patients with severe LV dysfunction who underwent PTCA from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1997 was undertaken. Forty-one patients aged 63+/-10 years, 36 men, all with significant coronary artery disease and impaired LV function (fractional shortening, FS