This study evaluated by echocardiography (M-mode tracings, two-dimensional-guided) the
effects of captopril administration for one year (25 to 50 mg twice a day, alone or in …

Ten patients (mean age 53 years; range 37–65 years) with hypertension refractory to
standard triple treatment were selected for measurement of blood pressure and …

To determine whether chronic antihypertensive therapy prevents the progression of cardiac
hypertrophy and the deterioration in cardiac performance observed in spontaneously …

Reversal of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) has been reported not to occur with all
antihypertensive agents. Moreover, a dissociation between blood pressure response to …

1. The present study was designed to compare and contrast the effects of 1 year's treatment
with angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibition (captopril 25–100 mg daily) and beta …

In a double-blind 6 month trial, the cardiac effects of captopril and minoxidil, administered as
third step treatments, were compared in 34 with essential hypertension and diastolic blood …

The effects of two antihypertensive agents, nifedipine (N) and captopril (C), on left ventricular
(LV) mass and volume were studied in 16 patients with essential hypertension (8 treated …

In an 18-month randomised single-blind trial, M-mode and Doppler echocardiography were
used to compare the effects of enalapril (10 to 20 mg/day) and amlodipine (5 to 10 mg/day) …

The functional and anatomical abnormalities of the right ventricle may occur in hypertensive
patients with left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). The present study was designed to assess …

Systemic and regional hemodynamics and cardiac structural changes were studied in 12
patients with mild to moderately severe essential hypertension before and then 90 minutes …