Comparison between zofenopril and ramipril in combination with acetylsalicylic acid in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction after acute myocardial infarction: Results of a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, multicenter, European study (SMILE-4)

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 416-423

  Borghi, Claudio ^a   Ambrosioni, Ettore ^a   Novo, Salvatore ^b   Vinereanu, Dragos ^c   Ambrosio, Giuseppe ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c University and Emergency Hospital ^*  (Romania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; RAMIPRIL; ZOFENOPRIL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ULCER; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TREATMENT DURATION; VERTIGO;

EID: 84863425860     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: 19328737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.22017     Document Type: Article

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