EFFECTS OF A SINGLE ADMINISTRATION OF CAPTOPRIL ON HEMODYNAMICS AND SERUM ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME ACTIVITY, PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY AND PLASMA ALDOSTERONE CONCENTRATION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS

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Hemodynamic responses and behaviors of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system to a single administration of captopril (50 mg) were studied in 16 hypertensive patients (essential hypertension, n = 10 ; renovascular hypertension, n = 3; primary aldosteronism, n = 2; Cushing's syndrome, n = 1). In 10 essential hypertensive patients, the immediate blood pressure reduction caused by decreased total peripheral resistance after the administration of captopril was observed without changes of cardiac output and heart rate. Serum angiotensin converting enzyme activity and plasma aldosterone concentration significantly decreased, whereas plasma renin activity significantly elevated 2 hours after the administration of captopril. The close relationship between the pretreatment value of plasma renin activity and the maximum decrease in mean blood pressure in 16 hypertensive patients suggests that the depressor response to a single administration of captopril could evaluate the degree of angiotensin 11 dependency in the maintenance of high blood pressure in various types of hypertension.
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1981-02-20