Why the study?
Does oral captopril improve haemodynamics and clinical status in patients with acute myocardial infarction and left ventricular failure?
Population
10 patients with acute myocardial infarction and left ventricular failure (Killip class II-IV).
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
mean 6.5 days
Authors
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May support haemodynamic benefit of captopril in acute MI with LV failure; leaves open need for randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does oral captopril improve haemodynamics and clinical status in patients with acute myocardial infarction and left ventricular failure?
Oral captopril provides significant haemodynamic and clinical improvement in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular failure.
Bounhoure et al. (1982) studied this question.
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