[Potential of the anticholinergic drug troventol in the treatment and diagnosis of bronchial asthma].

Abstract

A study was made of potentialities of the Soviet drug troventol in the diagnosis and treatment of bronchial asthma. 143 patients suffering from bronchial asthma and 38 patients with pollenosis were examined for external respiratory function using a microprocessor spiroanalyzer, the immunological status and clinical symptoms. The importance of carrying out the diagnostic test with troventol in revealing latent bronchospasm was established, the bronchodilatory effect of troventol at the level of the large bronchi was demonstrated as was a decrease of the emotional manifestations together with the immunomodulatory effect. Beneficial results were attained in 67.8% of cases, satisfactory in 16.8%, and unsatisfactory in 15.4%. Untoward effects in the form of tachycardia were recorded in 3.5% of patients, bradycardia in 5.6%, dry mouth in 16.1% of patients.

• Authors: A A Khadartsev, G Ia Shvarts, I G Daniliak
• Journal: Terapevticheskii arkhiv (Ter Arkh) Vol. 63 Issue 3 Pg. 85-7 ( 1991) ISSN: 0040-3660 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Vozmozhnosti antikholinergicheskogo preparata troventola v lechenii i diagnostike bronkhial'noĭ astmy.
• PMID: 2063343 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Atropine Derivatives
• Bronchodilator Agents
• Parasympatholytics
• troventol

Topics

• Asthma (diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Atropine Derivatives (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Bronchodilator Agents (adverse effects)
• Emotions (drug effects)
• Female
• Heart Rate (drug effects)
• Humans
• Male
• Parasympatholytics (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Respiratory Function Tests (methods)
• Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal (diagnosis, drug therapy)