Study has been made on 121 patients affected by myocardial infarction ( MI ) in
Damascus university hospitals whereas the patients were divided in tow groups :
the first group contained 60 patients treated traditionally without captopril.
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nd group contained 61 patients treated traditionally and by captopril
these patients were examined by Echo – Doppler during the acute phase and
after six months of MI to realize the effect of captopril on contractility and
function of left ventricular (LV) .
