Inpatient Initiation of β-blockade Plus Nurse Management in Vulnerable Heart Failure Patients: A Randomized Study

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 303-309

  Krantz, Mori J ^a,b   Havranek, Edward P ^a,b   Haynes, Deborah K ^a,b   Smith, Inez ^a,b   Bucher Bartelson, Becki ^b   Long, Carlin S ^a,b  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Colorado Prevention Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Carvedilol; disease management; guidelines; hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CARVEDILOL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FUROSEMIDE; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE MANAGEMENT; NURSE MANAGER; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 43049173389     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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