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Clinical Trials

1. Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure and risk of subsequent heart failure in patients following an acute myocardial infarction.

Author
Mielniczuk LM; Lamas GA; Flaker GC; Mitchell G; Smith SC; Gersh BJ; Solomon SD; Moye LA; Rouleau JL; Rutherford JD; Pfeffer MA;
Institution
Cardiology Division, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. lmielniczuk@ottawaheart.ca
Journal
Congest Heart Fail. 2007 Jul-Aug;13(4):209-14.
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2. Levosimendan improves renal function in patients with advanced chronic heart failure awaiting cardiac transplantation.

Author
Zemljic G; Bunc M; Yazdanbakhsh AP; Vrtovec B;
Institution
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation Center, Division of Cardiology, Ljubljana University Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Journal
J Card Fail. 2007 Aug;13(6):417-21.
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3. Evidence for the continued safety and tolerability of fixed-dose isosorbide dinitrate/hydralazine in patients with chronic heart failure (the extension to African-American Heart Failure Trial).

Author
Yancy CW; Ghali JK; Braman VM; Sabolinski ML; Worcel M; Archambault WT; Franciosa JA;
Institution
Baylor University Medical Center, Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Journal
Am J Cardiol. 2007 Aug 15;100(4):684-9. Epub 2007 Jun 26.
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4. Chronic mechanical circulatory support for inotrope-dependent heart failure patients who are not transplant candidates: results of the INTrEPID Trial.

Author
Rogers JG; Butler J; Lansman SL; Gass A; Portner PM; Pasque MK; Pierson RN 3rd;
Institution
Cardiovascular Medicine Division, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA. joseph.rogers@duke.edu
Journal
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Aug 21;50(8):741-7. Epub 2007 Aug 6.
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5. Treatment of severe decompensated heart failure with high-dose intravenous nitroglycerin: a feasibility and outcome analysis.

Author
Levy P; Compton S; Welch R; Delgado G; Jennett A; Penugonda N; Dunne R; Zalenski R;
Institution
Department of Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. phillevy_2000@yahoo.com
Journal
Ann Emerg Med. 2007 Aug;50(2):144-52. Epub 2007 May 23.
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6. Carvedilol therapy is associated with an improvement in left atrial appendage function in patients with congestive heart failure.

Author
Sevimli S; Yilmaz M; Gundogdu F; Arslan S; Gurlertop Y; Erol MK; Bozkurt E; Acikel M; Senocak H;
Institution
Department of Cardiology, Medical School Hospital, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey. drserdarsevimli@hotmail.com
Journal
Echocardiography. 2007 Jul;24(6):623-8.
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7. Effect of exercise training on ventricular function, dyssynchrony, resting myocardial perfusion, and clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure: a nuclear ancillary study of Heart Failure and A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise TraiNing (HF-ACTION); design and rationale.

Author
Bensimhon DR; Adams GL; Whellan DJ; Pagnanelli RA; Trimble M; Lee BA; Lee KL; Ellis SJ; Kraus WE; Rendall DS; Iskandrian AE; O'Connor CM; Borges-Neto S;
Institution
Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Journal
Am Heart J. 2007 Jul;154(1):46-53.
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8. Tolerability and dose-related effects of nebivolol in elderly patients with heart failure: data from the Study of the Effects of Nebivolol Intervention on Outcomes and Rehospitalisation in Seniors with Heart Failure (SENIORS) trial.

Author
Dobre D; van Veldhuisen DJ; Mordenti G; Vintila M; Haaijer-Ruskamp FM; Coats AJ; Poole-Wilson PA; Flather MD;
Institution
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. d.dobre@med.umcg.nl
Journal
Am Heart J. 2007 Jul;154(1):109-15.
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9. Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with end-stage inotrope-dependent class IV heart failure.

Author
Herweg B; Ilercil A; Cutro R; Dewhurst R; Krishnan S; Weston M; Barold SS;
Institution
Division of Cardiology, Tampa General Hospital, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA. bherweg@hsc.usf.edu
Journal
Am J Cardiol. 2007 Jul 1;100(1):90-3. Epub 2007 May 15.
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10. Effects of discontinuation of digoxin versus continuation at low serum digoxin concentrations in chronic heart failure.

Author
Ahmed A; Gambassi G; Weaver MT; Young JB; Wehrmacher WH; Rich MW;
Institution
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. aahmed@uab.edu
Journal
Am J Cardiol. 2007 Jul 15;100(2):280-4. Epub 2007 Jun 6.
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