[Efficiency of ramipril treatment in patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis complicated by chronic cor pulmonale].

The supplementation of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor ramipril to combined therapy in patients with chronic obstructive bronchitis complicated by chronic cor pulmonale resulted in positive central, pulmonary, and peripheral hemodynamic changes, improved peripheral tissue oxygenation, by exerting beneficial effects on the course of the disease.