Early Versus Delayed Enalapril in Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction: Impact on Morbidity and Mortality 15 Years After the SOLVD Trial

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1904-1905

  Ahn, Sylvie A ^a   Jong, Philip ^a   Yusuf, Salim ^a   Bangdiwala, Shrikant I ^a   Pouleur, Hubert G ^a   Rousseau, Michel F ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL;

BYPASS SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATOR; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; THERAPY DELAY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ENALAPRIL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33646181189     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.02.008     Document Type: Letter

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