title: Inhibitory effect of candesartan cilexetil on left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction.
abstract: Although angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) have been shown to reduce left ventricular remodeling after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the effects of angiotensin receptor blockers have yet to be established. This study was conducted to examine the effects of candesartan on left ventricular remodeling after AMI. Consecutive AMI patients were assigned to a candesartan group or ACEI group after successful coronary intervention. The patients in the candesartan group (n = 77, mean age, 62.8 +/- 1.3) received candesartan and the patients in the ACEI group (n = 80, mean age, 63.3 +/- 1.2) received lisinopril, enalapril, or trandolapril. Four mg was the most frequent dose in the candesartan group at 6 months. Lisinopril, enalapril, and trandolapril were administered to 52%, 27%, and 21% of the patients in the ACEI group, respectively. No significant differences in the incidences of cardiac death, nonfatal MI, or hospitalization for heart failure (P = NS) were found between the groups. The candesartan group exhibited a somewhat higher percent increase in left ventricular ejection fraction and significantly lower percent increases in left ventricular end-diastolic volume index and left ventricular end-systolic volume index compared to the ACEI group (P < 0.05, P < 0.05, respectively). Candesartan is more effective than ACEI in preventing left ventricular remodeling after AMI.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kusuyama
authors.forename: Yasutoshi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Omori
authors.forename: Teruko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soda
authors.forename: Fumiyoshi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tsunoda
authors.forename: Takatoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shoji
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iso
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koba
authors.forename: Eiichi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Geshi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katagiri
mesh_terms: D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004656:Enalapril / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017706:Lisinopril / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013777:Tetrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000187:drug effects; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D047228:Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D007211:Indoles; D013777:Tetrazoles; C052035:trandolapril; D004656:Enalapril; D017706:Lisinopril; C077793:candesartan cilexetil