Adherence to treatment guidelines in the pharmacological management of chronic heart failure in an Australian population

Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 88-92

  Yao, Dao Kuo ^a,b   Wang, Le Xin ^b   Curran, Shane ^b,c   Ball, Patrick ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

blockers; ACE inhibitors; Angiotensin receptor; Heart failure; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NITRATE; SOTALOL; SPIRONOLACTONE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 79959939864     PISSN: 16715411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1263.2011.00088     Document Type: Article

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