Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (enalapril or imidapril) on ventilation during exercise in patients with chronic heart failure secondary to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

H Kitaoka; J Takata; N Hitomi; T Furuno; H Seo; T Chikamori; Y L Doi

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00830-9

Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (enalapril or imidapril) on ventilation during exercise in patients with chronic heart failure secondary to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Am J Cardiol. 2000 Mar 1;85(5):658-60, A10. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00830-9.

Authors

H Kitaoka¹, J Takata, N Hitomi, T Furuno, H Seo, T Chikamori, Y L Doi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Kochi Medical School, Japan.

PMID: 11078286
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00830-9

Abstract

Eighteen patients with heart failure were studied to clarify whether angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor treatment improves excess ventilation during exercise. Treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors had a beneficial effect on excess ventilation during exercise, without significant improvement in exercise capacity in patients with moderate congestive heart failure.

MeSH terms

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / complications*
Enalapril / pharmacology*
Enalapril / therapeutic use
Exercise Test
Exercise Tolerance / drug effects
Heart Failure / drug therapy*
Heart Failure / etiology
Humans
Imidazoles / pharmacology*
Imidazoles / therapeutic use
Imidazolidines*
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Ventilation / drug effects*
Time Factors

Substances

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Imidazoles
Imidazolidines
Enalapril
imidapril