Why the study?
Does captopril improve acute hemodynamics in children with congestive or restrictive cardiomyopathy?
Population
16 children with cardiomyopathy
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
60 minutes
Authors
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May support acute hemodynamic benefit of captopril in pediatric congestive cardiomyopathy; case-report data leave open its role in restrictive cardiomyopathy or practice.
Does captopril improve acute hemodynamics in children with congestive or restrictive cardiomyopathy?
Captopril acutely improves hemodynamics in children with congestive cardiomyopathy but may cause hypotension without benefit in those with restrictive cardiomyopathy.
Bengur et al. (1991) studied this question.
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