Effects of Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Antagonist, Losartan, on Ventilatory Response to Exercise and Neurohormonal Profiles in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
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- Kinugawa Toru
- Department of Cariovascular Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine
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- Kato Masahiko
- Department of Cariovascular Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine
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- Ogino Kazuhide
- Department of Cariovascular Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine
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- Osaki Shuichi
- Department of Cariovascular Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine
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- Igawa Osamu
- Department of Cariovascular Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine
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- Hisatome Ichiro
- Division of Regenerative Medicine and Therapeutics, Department of Genetic Medicine and Regenerative Therapeutics, Institute of Regenerative Medicine and Biofunction, Tottori University Graduate School of Medical Science
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- Shigemasa Chiaki
- Department of Cariovascular Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine
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- Effects of Angiotensin 2 Type 1 Receptor Antagonist, Losartan, on Ventilatory Response to Exercise and Neurohormonal Profiles in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure
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Abstract
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is associated with abnormal neurohormonal profiles and increased ventilatory response to exercise. This study determined if treatment with angiotensin II type 1 receptor antagonist, losartan, improves ventilatory efficiency and neurohormonal factors in patients with CHF. Symptom-limited cardiopulmonary exercise testing was performed after a 2-week placebo period (baseline) and after 16 weeks of treatment with losartan (40 ± 4 mg/day) in 10 patients with CHF (age 57.7 ± 3.7 years). Echocardiogram, daily physical activity (by the specific activity scale), and neurohormones were evaluated. Treatment with losartan increased left ventricular ejection fraction (baseline vs. losartan: 31 ± 3 vs. 39 ± 3%, p < 0.01) and specific activity scale score (5.3 ± 0.5 vs. 6.4 ± 0.4 METS, p < 0.05). Losartan decreased the ventilatory response to carbon dioxide production during exercise (VE/VCO2 slope: 34.6 ± 2.4 vs. 32.0 ± 2.2, p < 0.05). Plasma brain natriuretic peptide concentrations were decreased after therapy (301 ± 79 vs. 176 ± 53 pg/ml, p < 0.05). In summary, the results of this open-label, uncontrolled study suggest that chronic treatment with losartan may improve ventilatory efficiency and decrease plasma brain natriuretic peptide concentrations with the improvement of physical activity and left ventricular systolic function in patients with CHF.<br>
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- The Japanese Journal of Physiology
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The Japanese Journal of Physiology 54 (1), 15-21, 2004
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- CRID
- 1390001205043392512
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- NII Article ID
- 130004435886
- 80016562005
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- NII Book ID
- AA00691224
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- COI
- 1:CAS:528:DC%2BD2cXjsVGgu7c%3D
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- ISSN
- 18811396
- 0021521X
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- NDL BIB ID
- 6893307
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- PubMed
- 15040844
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- Text Lang
- en
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