Approach to patients with heart failure and normal ejection fraction

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1047-1052

  Elesber, Ahmad A ^a   Redfield, Margaret M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

ACE = angiotensin converting enzyme; EF = ejection fraction; HF = heart failure

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLE; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDEMA; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0034783972     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/76.10.1047     Document Type: Review

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