Intravenous therapies in acute heart failure - Lack of effect or lack of well powered studies?

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 355-357

  Cotter, Gad ^a   Davison, Beth ^a  

^a Momentum Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Diuretics; Heart failure; Nitrates

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; LEVOSIMENDAN; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; MILRINONE; MORPHINE; NESIRITIDE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLACEBO; RELAXIN; TOLVAPTAN; DIURETIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; HEART FAILURE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DIURETICS; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MORPHINE; NITRATES;

EID: 84924961405     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.72     Document Type: Review

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