[The use of enalaprilat for the treatment of uncomplicated hypertensive crises in patients with hypertensive disease (essential hypertension)].

When used for the treatment of hypertensive crises enalaprilat produced pronounced lowering of both systolic and diastolic blood pressures. Lowering of blood pressure was accompanied by regression of clinical symptoms. There were no episodes of excessive blood pressure drop. The use of enalaprilat was associated with normalization of parameters of central and cerebral hemodynamics, lessening of degree of strain of regulatory systems of the body. Diminishment of left atrial dilatation and augmentation of left ventricular ejection fraction occurred in patients with initially dilated left atrium.