title: Indoramin in heart failure: possible adverse effects on hemodynamics and exercise capacity.
abstract: Indoramin is an alpha 1-adrenergic antagonist vasodilator of potential value in heart failure. We measured hemodynamics and exercise capacity in 12 patients with heart failure, before and after 1 week of indoramin dosing, 75 mg b.i.d. Maximal hemodynamic effects 2 hours after the first dose of indoramin consisted of reduced mean systemic arterial pressure from 96.0 +/- 15.3 to 87.9 +/- 15.3 mm Hg (P less than 0.05) and pulmonary wedge pressure from 23.6 +/- 7.8 to 16.9 +/- 6.6 mm Hg (P less than 0.001). Heart rate, cardiac index, and total systemic resistance did not change acutely after indoramin, but after 1 week mean systemic arterial pressure was still reduced whereas cardiac index fell from 2.69 +/- 0.38 to 2.32 +/- 0.44 L/min/m2 (P less than 0.05) and total systemic resistance rose from 20.4 +/- 2.8 to 21.9 +/- 4.0 U (P less than 0.1). After 1 week maximal exercise oxygen uptake fell from 16.8 +/- 5.6 to 12.5 +/- 3.5 ml/min/kg (P less than 0.02). This limited observation suggests that indoramin is a predominant venodilator acutely in patients with heart failure but that despite this effect it may worsen functional capacity and hemodynamics during continuous dosing in these patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007217:Indoramin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D007217:Indoramin