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Patterns of beta-blocker intensification in ambulatory heart failure patients and short-term association with hospitalization

BACKGROUND: In response to the short-term negative inotropic and chronotropic effects of β-blockers, heart failure (HF) guidelines recommend initiating β-blockers at low dose with gradual uptitration as tolerated to doses used in clinical trials. However, patterns and safety of β-blocker intensifica...

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Autores principales: Allen, Larry A, Magid, David J, Zeng, Chan, Peterson, Pamela N, Clarke, Christina L, Shetterly, Susan, Brand, David W, Masoudi, Frederick A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3413533/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22709128
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-12-43