EVALUATION OF A NEW BIPYRIDINE INOTROPIC AGENT - MILRINONE - IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE CONGESTIVE HEART-FAILURE
EVALUATION OF A NEW BIPYRIDINE INOTROPIC AGENT - MILRINONE - IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE CONGESTIVE HEART-FAILURE
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm198309293091302
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
GROSSMAN, W
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作者:
BAIM, DS;MCDOWELL, AV;GROSSMAN, W
Milrinone, a derivative of amrinone, has nearly 20 times the inotropic potency of the parent compound and does not cause fever or thrombocytopenia in normal volunteers or in animals sensitive to amrinone. In 20 patients with severe congestive heart failure, i.v. milrinone resulted in significant decreases in left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (from 27 .+-. 2 to 18 .+-. 2 mm Hg), pulmonary wedge pressure, right atrial pressure and systemic vascular resistance, as well as a slight reduction in mean arterial pressure. Significant increases occurred in cardiac index (from 1.9 .+-. 0.1 to 2.9 .+-. 0.2 l/min per m2) and the peak positive 1st derivative of left ventricular pressure, with a slight increase in heart rate. Hemodynamic improvement was sustained during a 24-h continuous infusion. Of the 20 patients, 19 subsequently received oral milrinone (29 .+-. 2 mg/day) for up to 11 mo. (mean, 6.0 .+-. 0.8), with sustained improvement in symptoms of heart failure. In 10 patients receiving long-term oral milrinone (.gtoreq. 6 mo.), radionuclide ventriculography showed continued responsiveness, with a 27% increase in left ventricular ejection fraction after 7.5 mg of the drug. Patients (4) died after a mean of 4.8 mo. of therapy, and 3 patients with severe underlying coronary-artery disease and angina pectoris required additional antianginal therapy. No patient had fever, thrombocytopenia, gastrointestinal intolerance or aggravation of ventricular ectopy. Milrinone shows promise for the long-term treatment of congestive heart failure.