Effects of early captopril administration on infarct expansion, left ventricular remodeling and exercise capacity after acute myocardial infarction

The American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 1991, Pages 713-718

  Oldroyd, Keith G ^a,b   Pye, Maurice P ^a,b   Ray, Simon G ^a,b   Christie, James ^a,b   Ford, Ian ^a,b   Cobbe, Stuart M ^a,b   Dargie, Henry J ^a,b  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAPTOPRIL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RECURRENCE; STROKE VOLUME; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0026090817     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(91)90641-W     Document Type: Article

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