RESTRICTIVE SYNDROME IN ENDOMYOCARDIAL FI BROSIS AND ITS RESPONSE TO ENALAPRIL AS SHOWN BY AN ACUTE DRUG TEST

6 hours after the second dose (5 mg) of enalapril 9 males and 6 female s (mean age 34.93+-1.03 years) with endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) unde rwent ECG and impulsed Doppler echocardiography to study enalapril eff ect on cardiohemodynamics. As shown by ventricular diastolic function and systolic flow in the pulmonary artery with estimation of mean pres sure in the pulmonary artery according to KITABATAKE, enalapril (renit ek) affects positively cardiohemodynamics of EMF patients: improvement of ventricular diastolic function occurred in line with a significant fall in the pulmonary artery pressure. It is noted that application o f Doppler echocardiography is essential for detection of restriction s yndrome.