Beta-Blocker Therapy for Cardiac Dysfunction in Patients With Muscular Dystrophy
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Beta-blocker therapy for cardiac dysfunction in patients with muscular dystrophy.
BACKGROUND In muscular dystrophy, cardiac function deteriorates with time and heart failure is one of the major causes of death. Although the combination of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) and beta-blockers improves cardiac function in adults, little is known about the efficacy of those drugs in patients with muscular dystrophy. METHODS AND RESULTS The effect of the beta-block...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1346-9843,1347-4820
DOI: 10.1253/circj.70.991