Randomised trial of ramipril in repaired tetralogy of Fallot and pulmonary regurgitation: The APPROPRIATE study (Ace inhibitors for Potential PRevention of the deleterious effects of Pulmonary Regurgitation in Adults with repaired TEtralogy of Fallot)

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 299-305

  Babu Narayan, Sonya V ^a,b   Uebing, Anselm ^a   Davlouros, Periklis A ^a   Kemp, Michael ^a   Davidson, Simon ^a   Dimopoulos, Konstantinos ^a,b   Bayne, Stephanie ^a   Pennell, Dudley J ^a,b   Gibson, Derek G ^a   Flather, Marcus ^a,b   Kilner, Philip J ^a,b   Li, Wei ^a,b   Gatzoulis, Michael A ^a,b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACE inhibitor; Congenital heart disease; Fibrosis; Pulmonary regurgitation; Randomised controlled trials; Tetralogy of Fallot

Indexed keywords

LOSARTAN; PLACEBO; RAMIPRIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; RAMIPRIL; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 84855963134     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.09.057     Document Type: Article

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