Effects of carvedilol on right ventricular function in chronic heart failure

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 247-250

  Quaife, Robert A ^a   Christian, Paul E ^b   Gilbert, Edward M ^b   Datz, Fred L ^b   Volkman, Kirk ^b   Bristow, Michael R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; CARBAZOLES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPANOLAMINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 0032518694     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00874-6     Document Type: Article

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