title: [Hemodynamic effects of a new alpha-1 antagonist, AR-C 239 administrated in intravenous bolus, in patients with cardiac insufficiency].
abstract: A new specific alpha-1 antagonist was studied in 16 patients with left ventricular failure. In Group I (8 patients) the drug was given as a 40 micrograms/kg intravenous bolus, and in Group II (8 patients) at the dose of 80 micrograms/kg. A thermodilution Swan-Ganz catheter, a Millar microtransducer introduced via the femoral artery were relayed to a SYSCOMORAM system to record the systemic artery pressures (SAP), pulmonary artery pressures (PAP), left ventricular pressures, and to calculate cardiac output and systemic and pulmonary arterial resistances (SAR, PAR) over a 30 minute period. In Group I (40 micrograms/kg), administration of AR-C 239 led to a significant decrease in PAP and SAP (-24 +/- 17 p. 100, p less than 0.02) with a fall in time-tension index (-20 +/- 19 p. 100, p less than 0.05) and a significant increase in LV stroke volume (+23 +/- 12 p. 100, p less than 0.01). At 80 micrograms/kg there was also a fall in LV filling pressures (-29 +/- 25 p. 100, p less than 0.05) and PAP (-38 +/- 28 p. 100, p less than 0.02) and an improvement in LV compliance (Gaaschisk -43 +/- 19 p. 100, p less than 0.01). These results show that AR-C 239 is a powerful vasodilator without secondary beta mimetic effects or influence on LV contractility; it may provide an effective means of treating cardiac failure.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010879:Piperazines; D013997:Time Factors; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007546:Isoquinolines; D010879:Piperazines; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; C032994:AR-C239
vernacular_title: Effets hémodynamiques d'une nouvelle molécule alpha 1 antagoniste, l'AR-C 239 administré en bolus intraveineux, chez les patients en insuffisance cardiaque.