Therapeutic options for systemic right ventricular failure

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 1950-1951

  Szymanski P ^a   Klisiewicz, A ^a   Hoffman, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CARDIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; ENALAPRIL;

FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

ADRENERGIC ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 72049130523     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2009.179952     Document Type: Letter

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