Effect of Amlodipine on Morbidity and Mortality in Severe Chronic Heart Failure

Abstract

Amlodipine did not increase cardiovascular morbidity or mortality in patients with severe heart failure. The possibility that amlodipine prolongs survival in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy requires further study.

Keywords

MedicineAmlodipineHeart failureCalcium channel blockerCardiologyInternal medicineCalcium channelCalciumBlood pressure

MeSH Terms

AgedAmlodipineCalcium Channel BlockersCardiomyopathyDilatedChronic DiseaseDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHeart FailureHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial IschemiaSurvival AnalysisTreatment Outcome

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Year: 1996
Type: article
Volume: 335
Issue: 15
Pages: 1107-1114
Citations: 1181
Access: Closed

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                                    Milton Packer, 
                                
                                    Christopher M. O’Connor, 
                                
                                    Jalal K. Ghali
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1996). 
                            Effect of Amlodipine on Morbidity and Mortality in Severe Chronic Heart Failure. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 335
                            (15)
                            , 1107-1114.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199610103351504
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejm199610103351504
PMID: 8813041

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