title: Effect of bisoprolol on cardiac performance in coronary heart disease.
abstract: The effects of 5 and 10 mg bisoprolol once daily for 7 days on exercise ECG, myocardial perfusion and left ventricular function in 25 patients with stable coronary heart disease have been assessed in a double-blind, randomized, parallel group trial design. ST-segment depression during exercise was reduced by 56% by 5 mg bisoprolol and by 64% after 10 mg; the difference between the dose levels was significant. Heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure and the rate-pressure product were reduced to similar extent both at rest and during exercise by both doses. Left ventricular thallium-201 scintigrams indicated a significant reduction in myocardial perfusion defects after 10 mg bisoprolol compared to baseline; however, the difference between the two active treatments was not significant. Left atrial and left ventricular diameters obtained by one-dimensional echocardiography, and the calculated shortening fraction, remained unchanged after bisoprolol, and so gave no evidence of a negative inotropic action. It is concluded that 5 mg bisoprolol was effective in once-a-day treatment of angina pectoris due to coronary heart disease, and a further improvement can be expected on increasing the dose to 10 mg.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine - Cardiology, Philipps-University Marburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Maisch
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Borst
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gerhards
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000188:drug therapy; D017298:Bisoprolol; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D011412:Propanolamines; D017298:Bisoprolol