[Effect of anticholinergic therapy on myocardial reserve dynamics in patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis]

The aim of the work is to study the influence of a long-term ipratropium bromide on the character of the functional heart indices changes in patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis. Positive effects on the myocardial reserve are reported under a 2-week atrovent monotherapy. Atrovent favoured a positive trend in clinical symptoms, that determined the myocardial reserve. With the above drug, the frequency of the reduced myocardial reserve has come to be lowered by 34.5%. Based on the data presented recommendations are given for use of ipratropium bromide in chronic obstructive bronchitis patients with the incipient form of heart failure.