Beta-blocker titration failure is independent of severity of heart failure

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 509-512

  Anthonio, Rutger L ^a,b   Van Veldhuisen, Dirk J ^b   Breekland, A ^b   Crijns, Harry J G M ^b   Van Gilst, Wiek H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE CALCULATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TITRIMETRY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; BISOPROLOL; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0033951399     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00784-5     Document Type: Article

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