Regression of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertensive heart transplant recipients treated with enalapril, furosemide, and verapamil.
Author(s) -
C. E. Angermann,
C Spes,
Sara M. Willems,
Peter Dominiak,
B. M. Kemkes,
K. Theisen
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.84.2.583
Subject(s) - medicine , enalapril , cardiology , furosemide , left ventricular hypertrophy , verapamil , muscle hypertrophy , diastole , blood pressure , hemodynamics , supine position , heart transplantation , ambulatory , heart failure , angiotensin converting enzyme , calcium
This prospective study was designed to examine whether left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy of the denervated transplanted heart may be reversed by medical therapy and, if so, to investigate the time course of this process and its effect on exercise capacity, myocardial function, and cardiac hemodynamics.
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