Kitaoka H, Takata J, Hitomi N, Furuno T, Seo H, Chikamori T, Doi Y L
Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Kochi Medical School, Japan.
Am J Cardiol. 2000 Mar 1;85(5):658-60, A10. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00830-9.
Eighteen patients with heart failure were studied to clarify whether angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor treatment improves excess ventilation during exercise. Treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors had a beneficial effect on excess ventilation during exercise, without significant improvement in exercise capacity in patients with moderate congestive heart failure.