Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, beta blockers, statins, and aspirin on C-reactive protein levels in outpatients with heart failure

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 783-785

  Joynt, Karen E ^b   Gattis, Wendy A ^b   Hasselblad, Vic ^b   Fuzaylov, Sergey Y ^b   Serebruany, Victor L ^b   Gurbel, Paul A ^b   Gaulden, Laura H ^b   Felker, G Michael ^b   Whellan, David J ^b   O'Connor, Christopher M ^a  

^a Medical Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; SIMVASTATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ASPIRIN; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 12144290962     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.12.010     Document Type: Article

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