[Ramipril treatment of heart failure in disseminated forms of pulmonary tuberculosis].

A total of 108 patients with heart failure-complicated disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis were followed up. Fifty eight patients received combined therapy including the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ramipril in a daily dose of 0.25-0.50 mg for 1.5-2 months. Fifty ramipril-untreated patients comprised a control group. Examinations revealed the benefits of the agent in decompensatory chronic cor pulmonale as improved right ventricular systolic and diastolic functions and health in the patients.