Prophylactic pacemaker use to allow β-blocker therapy in patients with chronic heart failure with bradycardia

American Heart Journal

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 820-828

  Stecker, Eric C ^a   Fendrick, A Mark ^a   Knight, Bradley P ^c   Aaronson, Keith D ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FUROSEMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART RATE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK REDUCTION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; BRADYCARDIA; CARBAZOLES; COMORBIDITY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DECISION TREES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MARKOV CHAINS; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROPANOLAMINES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33645222010     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.06.007     Document Type: Article

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