Comparison of Outcomes and Usefulness of Carvedilol Across a Spectrum of Left Ventricular Ejection Fractions in Patients With Heart Failure in Clinical Practice

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1263-1268

  Massie, Barry M ^a   Nelson, Jeanenne J ^d   Lukas, Mary Ann ^d   Greenberg, Barry ^b   Fowler, Michael B ^c   Gilbert, Edward M ^e   Abraham, William T ^f   Lottes, Sandra R ^d   Franciosa, Joseph A ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^f THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARVEDILOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; CARBAZOLES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPANOLAMINES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247547914     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.12.056     Document Type: Article

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