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Incremental Reduction in Risk of Death Associated With Use of Guideline...
  • Updated:Tue, 21 Feb 2012 7:41:00 PM
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Incremental Reduction in Risk of Death Associated With Use of Guideline-Recommended Therapies in Patients With Heart Failure: A Nested Case-Control Analysis of IMPROVE HF

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  • Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition in which the heart muscle is unable to pump enough blood through the heart to meet the body's need for blood and oxygen.
  • About six million Americans suffer from heart failure, but while the prevalence of this disease has increased over time, deaths from it have not.

     
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    Gregg C. Fonarow, Nancy M. Albert, Anne B. Curtis, Mihai Gheorghiade, Yang Liu, Mandeep R. Mehra, Christopher M. O’Connor, Dwight Reynolds, Mary N. Walsh, and Clyde W. Yancy. J Am Heart Assoc. 2012;1:16-26, doi:10.1161/JAHA.111.000018.

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