title: [Clinical and cost-effective aspects of nitrate therapy in patients with ischemic heart disease after aortocoronary bypass surgery].
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of Mono Mac 40, nitrosorbide, and sustac forte in the treatment of coronary patients with incomplete revascularization of the myocardium after aortocoronary bypass surgery (functional class III). The patients (n = 112) were divided into 3 groups: 1) 36 patients treated with sustac-forte in a daily dose of 38.4 mg, 2) 37 patients treated with nitrosorbide in a dose of 80 mg, and 3) 39 patients treated with Mono Mac 40 (isosorbide-5-mononitrate) in a dose of 40 mg. The therapy was carried out for 21 days. Besides nitrates, the patients received beta-adrenoblockers and calcium antagonists. The treatment results were evaluated by paired bicycle ergometry test, ECG monitoring, and tetrapolar rheography. The results indicate improvement of exercise tolerance, decreased incidence of angina pectoris attacks, and improvement of the quality of life. The best results were attained in the patients treated with Mono Mac 40. Use of this drug allowed a decrease of the total doses of beta-adrenoblockers and calcium antagonists, and in some patients these drugs could be discontinued. The mean cost of drug therapy with Mono Mac 40 is 16% lower than of therapy including nitrosorbide and almost 3-fold cheaper than of therapy with sustac-forte. Hence, Mono Mac 40 is clinically more effective than nitrosorbide and sustac-forte and is cheaper.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Kosov
authors.forename: Iu N
authors.initials: IuN
authors.lastname: Zamotaev
authors.forename: Iu A
authors.initials: IuA
authors.lastname: Kremnev
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery; D009574:Nitro Compounds / Q000191:economics* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000191:economics* / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D009574:Nitro Compounds; D014665:Vasodilator Agents