[Captopril in the treatment of congestive heart failure in acute myocardial infarct].

The extent of affection of the heart muscle by infarction with subsequent left-ventricular dilatation, remodelling and congestive failure is the decisive prognostic indicator of mortality. Inhibitors of ACE influence congestive heart failure in a favourable way and captopril reduces the morbidity and mortality in patients with still asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction. The authors administered to a group of 23 patients with acute myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure (grade II according to Killip) small doses of captopril (4 x 6.

[A rare occurrence of familial idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis].

The author describes rare familial incidence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The disease occurred and was the cause of death in all three children under five years--the patient's daughters. The patient contracted the disease at the age of 59 years.