Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in the treatment of heart failure in general practice in north Cumbria

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 201-207

  Toal, Martin ^a   Walker, Robert ^b  

^a Gerrards Cross Rd Stoke Poges S ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b North Cumbria Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Heart failure; Morbidity

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FUROSEMIDE; LISINOPRIL; PERINDOPRIL;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COUGHING; DOSE RESPONSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTIGO; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 0034084856     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-9842(00)00071-4     Document Type: Article

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