Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor on cardiopulmonary baroreflex sensitivity in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Authors
Hikosaka, M Yuasa, F Yuyama, R Motohiro, M Mimura, J Kawamura, A Sumimoto, T Sugiura, T Iwasaka, T
Citation
M. Hikosaka et al., Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor on cardiopulmonary baroreflex sensitivity in patients with acute myocardial infarction, AM J CARD, 86(11), 2000, pp. 1241
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00029149 → ACNP
Volume
86
Issue
11
Year of publication
2000
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(200012)86:11<1241:EOAEIO>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
We evaluated the effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition (quinap ril) on cardiopulmonary baroreflex sensitivity in 30 patients with uncompli cated myocardial infarction (quinapril group, 15 patients; placebo group, 1 5 patients) at 5 and 10 days after the onset of myocardial infarction. This study indicates that quinapril improved cardiopulmonary baroreflex and thu s reduced sympathetic outflow in patients with acute myocardial infarction.