Rationalizing the heart failure trials: From theory to practice

European Heart Journal

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL.5, 1997, Pages

  Struthers, A D ^a  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; Chronic heart failure

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; AMLODIPINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CARVEDILOL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL; HYDRALAZINE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; METOPROLOL;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AMIODARONE; AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIALS; DIGOXIN; DIURETICS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; HYDRALAZINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030700887     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0195-668x(97)90002-6     Document Type: Article

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