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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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