Background. Carvedilol appears to be more effective than propranolol in the treatment of portal hypertension in cirrhotic patients.Aim. To compare the effects of carvedilol vs.
Nancy Aguilar-Olivos +6 more
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Novel perspectives in redox biology and pathophysiology of failing myocytes: modulation of the intramyocardial redox milieu for therapeutic interventions - A review article from the Working Group of Cardiac Cell Biology, Italian Society of Cardiology [PDF]
The prevalence of heart failure (HF) is still increasing worldwide, with enormous human, social, and economic costs, in spite of huge efforts in understanding pathogeneticmechanisms and in developing effective therapies that have transformed this ...
Angelini, Annalisa +8 more
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Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.
Lee M. Bass +22 more
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Duplicate Prescription Patterns in Patients With Substance Use Disorders
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the frequency and characteristics of duplicate prescriptions (DPs) in psychiatric inpatients with substance use disorders using a DP classification that differentiates between appropriate DPs (ADPs) and potentially inappropriate DPs (PIDPs). The study was conducted as a monocentric retrospective cross‐sectional
Johannes Heck +8 more
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What is the most effective beta-blocker for heart failure? [PDF]
Three beta-blockers--carvedilol, metoprolol, and bisoprolol--reduce mortality in chronic heart failure caused by left ventricular systolic dysfunction, when used in addition to diuretics and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (strength of ...
Neher, Jon O., Safranek, Sarah
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Improving Postdischarge Outcomes in Acute Heart Failure [PDF]
The global burden that acute heart failure (AHF) carries has remained unchanged over the past several decades (1). European registries (2–5) showed that 1-year outcome rates remain unacceptably high (Table 1) and confirm that hospitalization for AHF ...
Ambrosy, Andrew P. +8 more
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Influence of heart rate, blood pressure, and beta-blocker dose on outcome and the differences in outcome between carvedilol and metoprolol tartrate in patients with chronic heart failure: results from the COMET trial. [PDF]
AIMS: We studied the influence of heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and beta-blocker dose on outcome in the 2599 out of 3029 patients in Carvedilol Or Metoprolol European Trial (COMET) who were alive and on study drug at 4 months after ...
Charlesworth A +11 more
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Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrating biventricular dilatation. Parasternal long‐ and short‐axis views and apical four‐ and two‐chamber views show marked left ventricular dilatation with increased end‐diastolic volume, associated with right ventricular dilatation.
Cristian Orlando Porras Bueno +3 more
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Carvedilol for prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis.
BackgroundPostoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) remains the most common complication after cardiac surgery. Current guidelines recommend β-blockers to prevent POAF. Carvedilol is a non-selective β-adrenergic blocker with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant,
Hui-Shan Wang +2 more
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Carvedilol: Therapeutic Application and Practice Guidelines [PDF]
Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/90381/1/j.1875-9114.1998.tb03895.x ...
Bleske, Barry E. +2 more
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