title: Dose-ranging study of isosorbide-5-mononitrate in chronic congestive heart failure treated with diuretics and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor.
abstract: The hemodynamic response of isosorbide-5-mononitrate (IS-5-MN) to the addition of the widely used therapy of diuretic drugs and the maximally tolerated dose of enalapril for heart failure was assessed in 8 patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) (New York Heart Association class II and III). The diuretic therapy was furosemide, 40 to 80 mg/day, with or without amiloride, 5 to 10 mg/day. The dose of enalapril was 5 to 20 mg/day. Four hours after the administration of the morning dose of enalapril, a Swan-Ganz catheter was positioned in the pulmonary artery. Patients received increasing doses of IS-5-MN to produce a satisfactory decrease in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure. Two of the first 3 patients studied had a large reduction in blood pressure when given 10 mg of IS-5-MN. Subsequent patients were therefore given an initial dose of 5 mg, the total dose being 5 to 20 mg over 2 hours. Results at baseline and 1 hour after the final dose of IS-5-MN are expressed as mean +/- standard deviation. Both pulmonary artery systolic and diastolic pressures decreased significantly (p less than 0.05) by 12.2 +/- 8.9/4.2 +/- 5.2 mm Hg, from 47.2 +/- 16.0/21.6 +/- 6.0 mm Hg to 35.0 +/- 15.2/17.4 +/- 9.3 mm Hg. Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure decreased by 8.6 +/- 4.4 mm Hg, from 22.1 +/- 5.4 to 13.6 +/- 7.5 mm Hg (p less than 0.01).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Oldchurch Hospital, Romford, Essex, England.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Debbas
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Woodings
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhans
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jubber
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dews
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stephens
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vandenburg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004232:Diuretics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004656:Enalapril / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007548:Isosorbide Dinitrate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics; D004656:Enalapril; D007548:Isosorbide Dinitrate; C030397:isosorbide-5-mononitrate