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Circulation, Vol 72, 406-412, Copyright © 1985 by American Heart Association


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Survival after an experimental myocardial infarction: beneficial effects of long-term therapy with captopril

MA Pfeffer, JM Pfeffer, C Steinberg and P Finn

Although vasodilator therapy has been shown to improve functional capacity in patients with congestive heart failure, there is no evidence that such therapy can prolong survival. Coronary artery ligation in the rat was used to produce a wide range of myocardial infarct sizes and a resultant spectrum of left ventricular dysfunction. To determine the relationship between size of myocardial infarction and long-term survival and to test the hypothesis that long-term therapy with captopril could improve survival after myocardial infarction, 302 rats were randomly assigned to either placebo or captopril therapy 14 days after coronary artery ligation. The animals were kept in a laminar flow unit and followed daily for a 1 year period or until spontaneous death. Size of myocardial infarction was determined by planimetry of serial histologic sections of the left ventricle. One year survival in placebo-treated rats decreased markedly in direct relation to increasing size of infarction (from 71% in noninfarcted rats to only 8% in rats with large infarcts). Long-term captopril therapy prolonged the survival of rats with infarcts (p less than .02). The most marked improvement in survival was noted in the animals with infarcts of moderate size, in which 1 year survival was 21% in the placebo-treated rats and 48% in the captopril-treated rats. Thus, in this experimental preparation of myocardial infarction and left ventricular dysfunction, survival was inversely related to size of infarction. Long-term therapy with captopril, which we had previously shown to improve left ventricular function and lessen dilatation in the chronic phase of infarction, also had a pronounced effect on prolonging survival in this preparation of chronic infarction.


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L. E. Rohde, M. Aikawa, G. C. Cheng, G. Sukhova, S. D. Solomon, P. Libby, J. Pfeffer, M. A. Pfeffer, and R. T. Lee
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C. Marie, C. Mossiat, C. Gros, J.-C. Schwartz, J.-M. Lecomte, and J. Bralet
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J. K. French, D. J. Amos, B. F. Williams, D. B. Cross, J. M. Elliott, H. H. Hart, M. G. Williams, R. M. Norris, N. G. Ashton, R. M. L. Whitlock, et al.
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C. Richer, P. Fornes, C. Cazaubon, V. Domergue, D. Nisato, and J.-F. Giudicelli
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J. Dupuis, J.-L. Rouleau, and P. Cernacek
Reduced Pulmonary Clearance of Endothelin-1 Contributes to the Increase of Circulating Levels in Heart Failure Secondary to Myocardial Infarction
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H.J.M. G. Nelissen-Vrancken, M. C. Kuizinga, M. J.A.P. Daemen, and J. F.M. Smits
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E. Oie, R. Bjonerheim, H. K. Grogaard, H. Kongshaug, O. A. Smiseth, and H. Attramadal
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H. V. Barron, A. D. Michaels, C. Maynard, N. R. Every, and for the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction
Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors at discharge in patients with acute myocardial infarction in the United States: data from the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 2
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K. Hu, P. Gaudron, H.-J. Anders, F. Weidemann, O. Turschner, M. Nahrendorf, and G. Ertl
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Cardiovasc Res, August 1, 1998; 39(2): 401 - 412.
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Y. Liu, A. Leri, B. Li, X. Wang, W. Cheng, J. Kajstura, and P. Anversa
Angiotensin II Stimulation In Vitro Induces Hypertrophy of Normal and Postinfarcted Ventricular Myocytes
Circ. Res., June 15, 1998; 82(11): 1145 - 1159.
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T. Shimada, M. Yoshiyama, K. Takeuchi, T. Omura, Y. Takemoto, S. Kim, H. Iwao, and J. Yoshikawa
Long acting calcium antagonist amlodipine prevents left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction in rats
Cardiovasc Res, March 1, 1998; 37(3): 618 - 626.
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Q. Feng, X. Lu, A. J Fortin, A. Pettersson, T. Hedner, R. L Kline, and J.M. O Arnold
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B. Ren, A. Lukas, Q. Shao, M. Guo, N. Takeda, R. M. Aitken, and N. S. Dhalla
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D. Grimm, D. Elsner, H. Schunkert, M. Pfeifer, D. Griese, G. Bruckschlegel, F. Muders, G. A.J Riegger, and E. P Kromer
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M. St. J. Sutton, M. A. Pfeffer, L. Moye, T. Plappert, J. L. Rouleau, G. Lamas, J. Rouleau, J. O. Parker, M. O. Arnold, B. Sussex, et al.
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Circulation, November 18, 1997; 96(10): 3294 - 3299.
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M. A. Pfeffer, S. C. Greaves, J. M. O. Arnold, R. J. Glynn, F. S. LaMotte, R. T. Lee, F. J. Menapace Jr, E. Rapaport, P. M. Ridker, J.-L. Rouleau, et al.
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Circulation, June 17, 1997; 95(12): 2643 - 2651.
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D. E Newby and D. J Webb
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BMJ, February 22, 1997; 314(7080): 531 - 531.
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D. Qin, Z.-H. Zhang, E. B. Caref, M. Boutjdir, P. Jain, and N. El-Sherif
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F. Nakamura, R. D. Minshall, G. C. Le Breton, and S. F. Rabito
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A. Luchner, T. L. Stevens, D. D. Borgeson, M. M. Redfield, J. E. Bailey, S. M. Sandberg, D. M. Heublein, and J. C. Burnett
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N. Engl. J. Med., August 15, 1996; 335(7): 490 - 498.
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B. I. Jugdutt, M. J. Joljart, and M. I. Khan
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Circulation, July 1, 1996; 94(1): 94 - 101.
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G. Melillo, J. A.C. Lima, R. M. Judd, P. J. Goldschmidt-Clermont, and H. S. Silverman
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Circulation, April 1, 1996; 93(7): 1447 - 1458.
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R. Latini, A. P. Maggioni, M. Flather, P. Sleight, and G. Tognoni
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Circulation, November 15, 1995; 92(10): 3132 - 3137.
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G. M. Eaton, R. J. Cody, E. Nunziata, and P. F. Binkley
Early Left Ventricular Dysfunction Elicits Activation of Sympathetic Drive and Attenuation of Parasympathetic Tone in the Paced Canine Model of Congestive Heart Failure
Circulation, August 1, 1995; 92(3): 555 - 561.
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C. F. Opitz, G. F. Mitchell, M. A. Pfeffer, and J. M. Pfeffer
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Circulation, July 15, 1995; 92(2): 253 - 261.
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S. E. Litwin, S. E. Katz, E. O. Weinberg, B. H. Lorell, G. P. Aurigemma, and P. S. Douglas
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Circulation, May 15, 1995; 91(10): 2642 - 2654.
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Arch Intern Med, April 26, 1993; 153(8): 937 - 942.
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