title: [Risks of treatment with beta-blocking agents in acute myocardial infarction (author's transl)].
abstract: Haemodynamic investigations were performed in 40 patients with acute myocardial infarction before and after intravenous application of 6 mg propranolol. Cardiac index was significantly decreased caused by reduction of cardiac frequency and stroke volume. Pulmonary capillary pressure increased significantly. As a consequence pulmonary and peripheral vascular resistance increased. Arterial blood pressure remained largely unaffected. Propranolol showed a haemodynamically beneficial decrease of left ventricular stroke work without signs of negative cardiodepression at a cardiac index of more than 3.0 l/min . m2. At a cardiac index of less than 3.0 l/min . m2 a haemodynamically detrimental lowering of cardiac index to ranges of insufficiency of 2.0 l/min . m2 on average occurred. Thus cardiac index is an important factor for the decision of use of beta-blocking agents in acute myocardial infarction. Indiscriminate use of beta-blocking substances should not be accepted.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002196:Capillaries; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D011433:Propranolol
vernacular_title: Risiken einer Behandlung mit Beta-Rezeptorenblockern. beim akuten Myokardinfarkt. Hämodynamische Untersuchungen bei 40 Patienten.