title: [The treatment of recent myocardial infarction by prolonged infusion of trinitrin (author's transl)].
abstract: Seventy four clinically comparable cases of myocardial infarction, admitted on average at the 10th hour were divided at random in two groups: thirty nine were treated with a prolonged intravenous infusion of trinitrin lasting for 24 hours in 12 cases and during 5 at 7 days in 27 cases: 35 served as controls. The results showed the following: a) the good tolerance of the drug used in this way; b) on the basis of precordial cartography, a reduction of 56.2 +/- 14.5% to 30 +/- 7.3% in the index of secondary extension of necrosis; c) clinical signs of left ventricular failure developed in 60% of the controls as compared with 45.8% of the treated group; d) the prevalence of rhythm disturbances was also lower in those treated; e) overall mortality during the first 4 weeks was 8 amongst the 35 controls and 2 of the treated patients (p less than 0.05).
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D005996:Nitroglycerin
vernacular_title: Traitement de l'infarctus myocardique récent par perfusion prolongée de trinitrine.