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Journal: Heart Drug
Heart Drug (2005) 5 (4): 220–229.
Published Online: 22 December 2005
..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2005 Nicorandil Angina pectoris Ischemic heart disease Heart failure Ischemic preconditioning Review Heart Drug 2005;5:220 229 DOI: 10.1159/000089603 Received: April 21, 2005 Accepted after revision: July 25, 2005 Published...
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Journal: Heart Drug
Heart Drug (2004) 4 (3): 145–150.
Published Online: 13 August 2004
..., losartan has proven slightly more efficient than atenolol to prevent cardiovascular complications, overall mortality was however identical. In heart failure, AIIA should only be considered in ACE inhibitor-intolerant patients. Both ACE inhibitors and AIIA have proven efficient in diabetic microalbuminuria...
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Journal: Heart Drug
Heart Drug (2003) 3 (3): 147–152.
Published Online: 21 November 2003
...Massimo F. Piepoli; Giovanni Q. Villani; Alessandro Capucci In patients with advanced chronic heart failure, characterised by prolonged QRS duration and impaired cardiac contractility, decreasing dyssynchrony by biventricular pacing seems to improve exercise tolerance (6-min walk distance...
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Journal: Heart Drug
Heart Drug (2003) 3 (3): 164–170.
Published Online: 21 November 2003
... Antiarrhythmic drugs Anticoagulation Atrial fibrillation Heart failure Review Heart Drug 2003;3:164 170 DOI: 10.1159/000072741 Received: March 12, 2003 Accepted after revision: May 12, 2003 Atrial Fibrillation: Rhythm or Rate Control? Maurizio Landolina Gaetano M. De Ferrari Francesco Cantù Barbara...
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Journal: Heart Drug
Heart Drug (2003) 3 (3): 153–158.
Published Online: 21 November 2003
... are complex and include direct effects on the vasculature, systemic hemodynamic effects and effects on the myocardium, including actions on contractility, myocyte hypertrophy and extracellular matrix deposition. Plasma levels of urotensin have been found to be elevated in patients with chronic heart failure...
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Journal: Heart Drug
Heart Drug (2002) 2 (6): 295–302.
Published Online: 09 April 2003
...Michael Sosin; Gurbir Bhatia; Gregory Y.H. Lip Congestive heart failure (CHF) is increasing in prevalence in Western society and is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, including a high risk of venous thromboembolism and stroke. In addition, up to 50% of CHF sufferers die of sudden...
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Journal: Heart Drug
Heart Drug (2002) 2 (3): 135–141.
Published Online: 25 July 2002
...Otto Mølby Henriksen; Niels Gadsbøll It has been suggested that drugs for the treatment of heart failure which lower heart rate (HR) have a beneficial effect on mortality, whereas the reverse is true for drugs that increase HR. The objective of this review was to examine the relationship between...
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Journal: Heart Drug
Heart Drug (2002) 2 (1): 39–46.
Published Online: 02 April 2002
...Mary R. Burger; Andrew J. Burger Heart failure is characterized by sodium and fluid retention, sympathetic overactivity, parasympathetic withdrawal, vasoconstrictor activation and cytokine elevation. Current treatment for acute heart failure consists of vasodilators, diuretics and inotropes...
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Journal: Heart Drug
Heart Drug (2001) 1 (4): 236–240.
Published Online: 31 October 2001
... vasodilator. Similarly, certain studies albeit small ones have shown that natriuretic agents which promote diuresis by augmenting the body’s defence against the abnormal neurohormonal milieu evident in heart failure might have a better effect on long-term prognosis than the symptomatically much more effective...
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Journal: Heart Drug
Heart Drug (2001) 1 (3): 176–181.
Published Online: 31 July 2001
...Søren Boesgaard; Nicolai Gruhn; Michael C.J. Wanscher; Kaare M. Sander; Svend A. Mortensen; Jan Aldershvile Even though treatments of both acute myocardial infarction (MI) and congestive heart failure have improved substantially, the management of cardiogenic shock following acute MI remains...