Renin-angiotensin system blockers are associated with reduced mortality and heart failure hospitalization in patients paced for complete atrioventricular block

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 505-510

  Elder, Douglas H J ^a   Lang, Chim C ^a   Rekhraj, Sushma ^a   Szwejkowski, Benjamin ^a   George, Jacob ^a   Pringle, Stuart D ^b   Struthers, Allan D ^a   Choy, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS TAYSIDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiotensin receptor blocker; Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; Heart failure; Pacemaker; Survival

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LISINOPRIL; PERINDOPRIL; QUINAPRIL; TELMISARTAN; VALSARTAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPENSITY SCORE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859360835     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.11.021     Document Type: Article

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