title: [Comparison of the effect of captopril and minoxidil on left ventricular mass. Results of a 6-month comparative double-blind test].
abstract: A randomised double blind study was performed in order to compare the cardiac effects of captopril and minoxidil in a subset of patients with severe primitive hypertension, uncontrolled (diastolic BP greater than 100 mmHg) by Metroprolol 200 mg/d and Furosemide 80 mg/d. 25 male pts completed the six month study, 33 pts having been excluded before randomisation (22 inadequate echoes) and 20 after randomisation (7 ambiguities on wall measurement). Average captopril dosage was 265 mg/d (150-300 mg), average minoxidil dosage was 19.6 mg/d (7.5-30 mg), dosages of Furosemide, Spironolactone and Metroprolol were similar in the two groups. Blood pressure decreased dramatically with both regimens (208/130 to 148/96 with captopril, 194/115 to 154/100 with minoxidil). Sokolow index was at the upper range of normal and decreased with both drugs. Cardiothoracic ratio decreased only with captopril. Echocardiograms were performed and read blindly at the end of the study. LV mass was measured according to Devereux, method. All patients had severe LVH. After 6 months posterior wall thickness decreased from 14.8 to 13.8 mm with captopril, remained stable from 14.1 to 14.9 mm with minoxidil, septal thickness decreased from 17.2 to 15.7 mm with captopril and remained stable (14.8 to 15.2 mm) with minoxidil. LV mass and mass index respectively decreased from 456 g and 232 g/m2 to 372 g and 190 g/m2 with captopril, and remained unchanged from 413 g and 215 g/m2 to 420 g and 218 g/m2 with minoxidil. Fractional shortening remained normal in both groups. Intra patients reproducibility was suboptimal because of difficulties in precise delineation of the endocardium in the severely hypertrophied ventricles.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002216:Captopril / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008914:Minoxidil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011897:Random Allocation; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008914:Minoxidil; D002216:Captopril
vernacular_title: Comparaison de l'effet du captopril et du minoxidil sur la masse ventriculaire gauche. Résultats d'un essai comparatif de 6 mois en double insu.