Short-Term Effects of Valsartan on Congestive Heart Failure

Objective To observe the short-term efficacy of Valsartan on patients with congestive heart failure(CHF).Methods Sixty-five patients with CHF were randomly divided into two groups.The control group(n=33) was given routine therapy,and the treatment group(n=32) was given Valsartan(80 mg,once a day) in addition to routine therapy.Echocardiography was performed before the treatment and 6 months later.Results Twenty cases were with apparent effective and 8 cases responded slightly in the treatment group,and the total effective rate was 87.5%.In control group,there were 14 cases with apparent effective and 8 cases responded slightly,the total effective rate was 66.7%.The difference was obviously (P0.05).LVEF,LVEDV,LVESV,SV and CO were all improved at various degrees in the treatment group compared with the control group (P0.05～0.01).Conclusions Valsartan can effectively control heart failure.