Is captopril effective in primary pulmonary hypertension?.

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Abstract
Several vasodilating agents have been used for the treatment of primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). No effective therapy is currently available for this distressful disease. An angiotensin-I converting enzyme inhibitor, captopril, was used for one woman suffering from PPH [primary pulmonary hypertension]. Her initial treatment with furosemide, digoxin and spironolactone showed little effect. Further administration of captopril improved her clinical condition from NYHA [New York Heart Association] IV to II and made it possible to treat her at the out-clinic. No adverse effect was found. Captopril is apparently one of the effective drugs in the treatment of PPH.