title: [Use of the ACE inhibitor perindopril in patients with chronic obstructive lung diseases, complicated by cor pulmonale].
abstract: The purpose of the study was to evaluate hemodynamic effects and safety of the ACE inhibitor perindopril in treatment of secondary pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis (COB). The subjects were 42 patients with COB and secondary PH (functional class (FC) III-IV), whose treatment included 4-week administration of perindopril. Studied were hemodynamic parameters and day profile of blood pressure (24-hour monitoring). Treatment of these patients with perindopril resulted in improvement of PH, positive changes in the right heart, and normalization of blood pressure day profile. Both course treatment and prolonged administration of perindopril were effective in COB patients with clinical manifestations of FC III and IV PH. Long outpatient administration of perindopril in individual doses led to good clinical results and significant positive hemodynamic changes. According to the authors, the ACE inhibitor perindopril may be recommended for correction of hemodynamic disturbances in cases of chronic cor pulmonale in patients with chronic obstructive lung diseases.
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Vutorov
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Butorov
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Maksimov
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Kureker'
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020913:Perindopril / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011660:Pulmonary Heart Disease / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D020913:Perindopril