ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME-INHIBITORS IN ADULTS WITH CYANOTIC CONGENITAL HEART-DISEASE

Authors
HOPKINS WE KELLY DP
Citation
We. Hopkins et Dp. Kelly, ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME-INHIBITORS IN ADULTS WITH CYANOTIC CONGENITAL HEART-DISEASE, The American journal of cardiology, 77(5), 1996, pp. 439
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
77
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1996)77:5<439:AEIAWC>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Because of the potential for increased right-to-left shunt, there has been a reluctance to administer vasodilators to adults with cyanotic c ongenital heart disease. However, we have found that select patients r espond favorably to treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhib itors.