Importance of echocardiography in patients with severe nonischemic heart failure: The Second Prospective Randomized Amlodipine Survival Evaluation (PRAISE-2) Echocardiographic Study

American Heart Journal

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 151-157

  Cabell, Christopher H ^a,b,g   Trichon, Benjamin H ^a,b   Velazquez, Eric J ^a,b   Dumesnil, Jean G ^c   Anstrom, Kevin J ^b   Ryan, Thomas ^a   Miller, Alan B ^d   Belkin, Robert N ^e   Cropp, Anne B ^f   O'Connor, Christopher M ^a,b   Jollis, James G ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^f PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; AMLODIPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; FLOSEQUINAN; LEVODOPA; MINOXIDIL; PINACIDIL; PIPERANOMETOZINE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 9144273266     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.07.010     Document Type: Article

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