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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10355/11372
| Title: | More help for patients with less severe heart failure |
| Author: | Bossenbroek, Kelly; Mounsey, Anne L. |
| Keywords: |
heart failure
myocardial infarction hyperkalemia |
| Date: | 2011-08 |
| Publisher: | Family Physicians Inquiries Network |
| Citation: | Journal of Family Practice, 60(8) 2011: 482+. |
| Abstract: | Prescribe a mineralocorticoid-receptor antagonist for patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II systolic heart failure and an ejection fraction (EF) ≤30%. Eplerenone has been found to decrease hospitalizations for heart failure and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Strength of Recommendation A: Based on one high-quality randomized controlled trial (RCT). |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/11372 |
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