title: [Combination therapy with isosorbide dinitrate and verapamil in patients with coronary heart disease and hypertension: effect on blood pressure, ischemia and left ventricular function].
abstract: In the treatment of myocardial ischemia in hypertensive patients, nitrates as the basic compound have to be combined with another substance in order to achieve a maximum effect and a 24-h-protection. As these patients often show an impaired left ventricular function because of arterial hypertension or previous myocardial infarction, a further deterioration of the left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) has to be avoided. We therefore investigated in a pilot study. EF, blood pressure, and ST-segment depression under isosorbide dinitrate 120 mg s.r. alone, and in combination with verapamil 120 mg s.r. in 14 male patients with angiographically proven coronary artery disease and arterial hypertension. EF at rest ranged from 29% to 76%. Radionuclide ventriculography was performed at rest and simultaneously with the ECG during exercise before medication, 2 h after ISDN and 4 h after the additional intake of verapamil. The systolic blood pressure at rest fell from 159 +/- 14 to 132 +/- 10 (p less than 0.001) after 2 h and to 132 +/- 16 mmHg after 6 h (p less than 0.01). During exercise there was a decrease from 196 +/- 21 to 174 +/- 21 (p less than 0.01) and to 178 +/- 22 mmHg (p less than 0.001), respectively. The ST-segment depression was reduced from 2.2 +/- 1.1 to 0.8 +/- 0.6 (p less than 0.01) and to 0.9 +/- 0.5 mm (p less than 0.001). EF at rest improved from 53 +/- 14% to 57 +/- 14% after ISDN alone and to 58 +/- 15% after ISDN + verapamil (p less than 0.01), and during exercise from 57 +/- 20% to 62 +/- 19% (p less than 0.05) and to 61 +/- 17% (n.s.). Even in the subgroup of patients with impaired LV-EF (8 at rest and 7 pts during exercise) there was a significant improvement (p less than 0.05) as well after ISDN alone, as there was with combination therapy.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Med. Klinik Innenstadt der Universität München.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Vogler
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Silber
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Theisen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000188:drug therapy; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects*; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007548:Isosorbide Dinitrate / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy; D014700:Verapamil / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D014700:Verapamil; D007548:Isosorbide Dinitrate
vernacular_title: Kombinationstherapie mit Isosorbiddinitrat und Verapamil bei Patienten mit koronarer Herzerkrankung und Hypertonus: Wirkung auf Blutdruck, Ischämie und linksventrikuläre Funktion.