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  • Congestive heart failure  (2)
  • Späte Rehabilitationsphase  (2)
  • 1
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Levodopa ; Inotropic drugs ; Congestive heart failure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary To evaluate the long-term effects of orally administered levodopa, 11 patients with chronic congestive heart failure (NYHA III–IV) were studied during maintenance therapy (30±1 days) and after withdrawal from levodopa. The daily levodopa dose was 4 g in six patients; because of side effects the levodopa dose was reduced to 2–3 g in the remaining patients. After withdrawal of levodopa, mean pulmonary capillary wedge pressure and mean right atrial pressure increased significantly (from 19±2 to 24±3 and from 7±2 to 9±2 mmHg, respectively). Effective renal plasma flow was 329±57 during levodopa therapy and decreased significantly to 252±27 ml/min after withdrawal of levodopa. The number of ventricular premature contractions and couplets increased during levodopa therapy and decreased again significantly after withdrawal of levodopa. No significant differences between on and off levodopa were observed in resting heart rate, arterial blood pressure, cardiac index, stroke work index, systemic vascular resistance, sodium and water excretion, or creatinine clearance. Seven patients improved on levodopa therapy by one NYHA class; four of these seven patients deteriorated again by one NYHA class after withdrawal of levodopa. Regarding both clinical and hemodynamic changes after withdrawal of levodopa, three patients were classified as responders to long-term levodopa therapy. All three responders received 4 g levodopa per day. Average dopamine plasma level was 5.3±0.8 ng/ml in the responder group and 2.0±0.5 ng/ml in the nonresponder group. Long-term administration of oral levodopa is associated with beneficial clinical and hemodynamic response in only a minority of patients with chronic congestive heart failure.
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  • 2
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    Journal of molecular medicine 64 (1986), S. 993-1002 
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Congestive heart failure ; Calcium antagonists ; Hemodynamics
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Although beneficial acute hemodynamic effects of calcium antagonists in heart failure have been reported, their use in this setting is still controversial because of the negative inotropic effects produced by these agents. The direct actions of calcium antagonists, that is direct depression of myocardial contractility and coronary and peripheral vasodilatation, are modulated by systemic hypotension-induced baroreceptor activation of autonomic reflexes. Thus, at clinically relevant dosages, the baroreceptor-mediated cardiac stimulatory effects may counterbalance or override the direct negative-inotropic effects, as usually observed with nifedipine or diltiazem. By contrast, with verapamil significant depression of contractility may occur. Newer calcium antagonists with higher vasoselectivity such as nisoldipine or felodipine may be particularly interesting in the setting of congestive heart failure because of pronounced arterial vasodilatation and their additional effects on coronary blood flow, LV-regional wall motion and diastolic function and peripheral blood flow distribution with negligible myocardial effects. Due to their marked vasodilatating properties, newer derivatives may be advantageous in the treatment of heart failure due to coronary artery disease and hypertension. Although limited data concerning long-term efficacy are available, preliminary studies suggest long-term benefit in selected patients. It appears that verapamil should not be used for vasodilator therapy of severe heart failure, since deterioration of LV function may occur.
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  • 3
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    Journal of molecular medicine 54 (1976), S. 323-332 
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Pulmonary gas exchange during exercise ; Myocardial infarction ; Late period of recovery ; Pulmonaler Gaswechsel unter Belastung ; Myokardinfarkt ; Späte Rehabilitationsphase
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung In der späten Rehabilitationsphase nach Myokardinfarkt (13–24 Monate p. infarctum) wurde der pulmonale Gaswechsel neben hämodynamischen Parametern bei 23 Patienten unter Belastung untersucht. Der Belastungsverlauf der gemessenen Parameter gleicht dem Herz- und Lungengesunder. Die arteriellen Blutgaspartialdrucke ( $$Pa_{O2} , Pa_{CO2} $$ ) bleiben gegenüber den Ruhewerten unverändert oder zeigen nur geringe statistisch nicht signifikante Änderungen. Die alveoläre Ventilation $$\dot V_A $$ zeigt im Belastungsverlauf bei allen Patienten keine Unterschiede. Herzzeitvolumen $$\dot Q$$ , Atemminutenvolumen $$\dot V_E $$ , die Toträume, alveolo-arterielle Partialdruckdifferenzen der Atemgase ( $$AaD_{O_2 } , aAD_{CO_2 } $$ ) und Ventilations-Perfusionsverhältnis der Gesamtlunge $$\dot V_A /\dot Q$$ lassen jedoch erkennen, daß entsprechend der unterschiedlichen Arbeitskapazität der Patienten diese Parameter einen differenten Belastungsgang zeigen. Da sich die unterschiedliche Arbeitskapazität nach dem Verhalten von Herzzeitvolumen $$\dot Q$$ und gemischtvenösen Blutgaspartialdrucken aus der verschiedenen kardialen Funktion der Patienten erklären läßt, erscheint die Pathologie des pulmonalen Gaswechsels von der jeweiligen linksventriculären Funktion des Patienten abhängig. 12 der 23 untersuchten Patienten, die nach hämodynamischen Kriterien eine Belastungsinsuffizienz des Herzens zeigten, wiesen die ausgeprägtesten Änderungen des pulmonalen Gaswechsels auf. Die unterschiedliche Arbeitskapazität der Patienten ist allein von der kardialen Funktion begrenzt. Eine Leistungslimitierung durch Störung der Lungenfunktion ließ sich nicht beweisen.
    Notes: Summary After myocardial infarction in the late period of recovery (13–25 months p. infarctum) pulmonary gas exchange in 23 patients was measured besides as hemodynamic parameters during exercise. The parameters take a course similar to that of subjects without lung and heart diseases. Arterial blood gas tensions ( $$Pa_{O_2 } ,Pa_{CO_2 } $$ ) remain unchanged compared to resting values. Alveolar ventilation did show no difference in any of the patients. Minute ventilation $$\dot V_E $$ , the various dead spaces, alveolar-arterial gas differences ( $$AaD_{O_2 } , aAD_{CO_2 } $$ ) and ventilation-perfusion ratios of the whole lung $$\dot V_A /\dot Q$$ suggest however that these parameters show different courses according to the physical capacity of the patients. As the physical capacity of each patient is due to different cardiac functions taken by cardiac output and mixed venous blood gas tensions alterations of pulmonary gas exchange seemed to be dependent on the respective left ventricular function of the heart. Of the twenty-three patients, twelve with cardiac failure under exercise showed the most pronounced alterations in pulmonary gas exchange. Therefore, the different physical work capacity of the patients are determined only by cardiac function. No limitation of the productivity due to impeded lung function could be proved.
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  • 4
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Myocardial infarction ; Late recovery period ; Cardio-pulmonary data at rest and during exercise ; Myokardinfarkt ; Späte Rehabilitationsphase ; Kardio-pulmonale Funktionsparameter in Ruhe und unter Belastung
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung 22 Patienten, die 1–2 Jahre zuvor komplikationslos einen Myokardinfarkt durchgemacht hatten, wurden bis an die Grenze ihrer Leistungsfähigkeit stufenweise ergometrisch belastet. Entsprechend der Belastbarkeit wurden die Patienten in vier Leistungsgruppen eingeteilt und die Anpassung der wichtigsten kardio-pulmonalen Funktionsparameter in jeder Gruppe getrennt verfolgt. Dabei waren in der Hälfte der Fälle bereits in Ruhe diskrete Insuffizienzzeichen nachweisbar. Bei der folgenden Ergometerbelastung stellten sich auch bei den übrigen Patienten in der ersten Belastungsstufe Insuffizienzzeichen ein.
    Notes: Summary From 22 patients in the late period of recovery from myocardial infarction, cardio-pulmonary data were recorded at rest and during exercise. The physical work was increased stepwise until patients reached their individual limit of exercise. According to the different work capacity four groups of patients were formed with the aim to demonstrate the adaption processes of cardio-pulmonary parameters until reaching the peak of work capacity. In one half of the patients we still found signs of cardial insufficiency at rest. After only slight physical work signs of cardiac insufficiency appeared also in the other half of patients.
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