Randomised, placebo-controlled trial of carvedilol in patients with congestive heart failure due to ischaemic heart disease

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9049, 1997, Pages 375-380

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BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL; PLACEBO;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0031050642     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)80008-6     Document Type: Article

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