[Effective treatment of cardiac failure with caposide at an outpatient clinic] Terapevticheskiĭ arkhiv. [Ter Arkh] Journal article

AIM: To evaluate results of long-term outpatient use of caposide in patients with cardiac failure.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: 74 patients (59 males and 15 females aged 40-76 years) with chronic cardiac failure (CCF) received caposide in individual doses. CCF was caused by ischemic heart disease (IHD) and dilated cardiomyopathy in 65 and 9 patients, respectively. The treatment effect was assessed by changes in clinical symptoms, quality of life and physical activity.
RESULTS: Clinical symptoms, functional class of IHD, exercise tolerance and quality of life improved. Serious side effects were absent.
CONCLUSION: Caposide can be considered as first-line therapy in outpatient treatment of patients with CCF of different severity as monotherapy and adjuvant in combined treatment.

Terapevticheskiĭ arkhiv. [Ter Arkh]

Aged
Ambulatory Care
Captopril
Cardiac Output, Low
Drug Combinations
English Abstract
Female
Humans
Hydrochlorothiazide
Male
Middle Aged