Beta blockers improve outcome in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation: U.S. Carvedilol study

Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-232

  Ramaswamy, Karthik ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Northeast Georgia Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Beta blockers; Carvedilol; Clinical trials; Heart failure; Sympathetic nervous systems

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CARVEDILOL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; METOPROLOL; WARFARIN;

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL STRATEGY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARBAZOLES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; PROPANOLAMINES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 1342265965     PISSN: 13852264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CEPR.0000012388.85901.1c     Document Type: Article

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