Drug Therapy

1. Comparative effectiveness of beta-adrenergic antagonists (atenolol, metoprolol tartrate, carvedilol) on the risk of rehospitalization in adults with heart failure.

Author
Go AS; Yang J; Gurwitz JH; Hsu J; Lane K; Platt R;
Institution
Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente of Northern California, Oakland, California, USA. alan.s.go@kp.org
Journal
Am J Cardiol. 2007 Aug 15;100(4):690-6. Epub 2007 Jun 26.
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2. The safety of intravenous diuretics alone versus diuretics plus parenteral vasoactive therapies in hospitalized patients with acutely decompensated heart failure: a propensity score and instrumental variable analysis using the Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure National Registry (ADHERE) database.

Author
Costanzo MR; Johannes RS; Pine M; Gupta V; Saltzberg M; Hay J; Yancy CW; Fonarow GC;
Institution
Midwest Heart Foundation, Lombard, IL, USA. mcostanzo@midwestheart.com
Journal
Am Heart J. 2007 Aug;154(2):267-77.
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3. Carvedilol use at discharge in patients hospitalized for heart failure is associated with improved survival: an analysis from Organized Program to Initiate Lifesaving Treatment in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure (OPTIMIZE-HF).

Author
Fonarow GC; Abraham WT; Albert NM; Stough WG; Gheorghiade M; Greenberg BH; O'Connor CM; Sun JL; Yancy C; Young JB;
Institution
Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1679, USA. gfonarow@mednet.ucla.edu
Journal
Am Heart J. 2007 Jan;153(1):82.e1-11.
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4. Use and impact of inotropes and vasodilator therapy in hospitalized patients with severe heart failure.

Author
Elkayam U; Tasissa G; Binanay C; Stevenson LW; Gheorghiade M; Warnica JW; Young JB; Rayburn BK; Rogers JG; DeMarco T; Leier CV;
Institution
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA. elkayam@hsc.usc.edu
Journal
Am Heart J. 2007 Jan;153(1):98-104.
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5. Necessary cautions when considering digoxin in heart failure.

Author
Heckman GA; McKelvie RS;
Institution
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Services, Hamilton, Ont. heck0@sympatico.ca
Journal
CMAJ. 2007 Feb 27;176(5):644-5.

6. The underuse of digoxin in heart failure, and approaches to appropriate use.

Author
Ahmed A; Young JB; Gheorghiade M;
Institution
University of Alabama at Birmingham and VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Ala 35294-2041, USA. aahmed@uab.edu
Journal
CMAJ. 2007 Feb 27;176(5):641-3.

7. The effectiveness of beta-blockers in women with congestive heart failure.

Author
Keyhan G; Chen SF; Pilote L;
Institution
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Rm L10-421, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3G 1A4.
Journal
J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Jul;22(7):955-61. Epub 2007 Apr 28.
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8. Growth hormone therapy in congestive heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction: a meta-analysis.

Author
Tritos NA; Danias PG;
Institution
Department of Endocrinology, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts 01805, USA. Nicholas.A.Tritos@Lahey.org
Journal
Endocr Pract. 2008 Jan-Feb;14(1):40-9.
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9. Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in patients with congestive heart failure: an observational study of treatment rates and clinical outcome.

Author
Gotsman I; Rubonivich S; Azaz-Livshits T;
Institution
Heart Institute, Hadassah University Hospital and Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. igotsman@bezeqint.net
Journal
Isr Med Assoc J. 2008 Mar;10(3):214-8.
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10. Effect of different angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors on mortality among elderly patients with congestive heart failure.

Author
Pilote L; Abrahamowicz M; Eisenberg M; Humphries K; Behlouli H; Tu JV;
Institution
Division of Internal Medicine and Epidemiology, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Que.
Journal
CMAJ. 2008 May 6;178(10):1303-11.
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11. Use of a high thoracic epidural analgesia for treatment of end-stage congestive heart failure secondary to coronary artery disease: effect of HTEA on CHF.

Author
Shuang W; Shiying F; Fengqi L; Renhai Q; Lanfeng W; Zhuqin L; Xu W;
Institution
Journal
Int J Cardiol. 2008 Apr 10;125(2):283-5. Epub 2007 Dec 3.
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