title: [The effect of captopril in nitrate tolerance].
abstract: To test whether angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitor can counteract nitrate tolerance, 15 men (mean age 65 [55-69] years) were studied. They all had an at least 75% stenosis of a main coronary artery branch, proven by coronary angiography no longer than 6 months previously. Each patient underwent six ergometric tests (two each per day on alternate days) at constant exercise level and duration: the sum of S-T segment depressions was measured during the recovery and exercise minutes. The initial ergometry test was done without medication, when the S-T segment sum was 1.15 +/- 0.20 mV. After 25 mg captopril (2nd ergometry period) this sum fell to 0.80 +/- 0.18 mV. Two hours after application of a nitrate plaster the S-T segment sum was 0.55 +/- 0.12 mV (3rd ergometry period). Adding 25 mg captopril a further reduction to 0.35 +/- 0.10 was achieved (4th ergometry period). Subsequently, continuous nitrate application brought about nitrate tolerance. The 5th ergometry period then produced a sum of S-T segment depressions of 0.85 +/- 0.18 mV. Renewed captopril administration reduced this value to 0.50 +/- 0.13 mV (57% of the initial value). The effect of captopril in nitrate tolerance is apparently due to an addition of the anti-ischaemic action of the ACE inhibitor (31%) and the residual effect of the nitrate (26%).
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Kardiologie, Universität Frankfurt/Main.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Bussmann
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Felsinger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002216:Captopril / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000187:drug effects; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009566:Nitrates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D009566:Nitrates; D002216:Captopril