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Contemporary medical management of systolic heart failure.
Pharmacological therapy of systolic left ventricular dysfunction has evolved over the past 3 decades. Current therapy is focused primarily on the regulation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis and sympathetic nervous system. Additional targets of pharmacotherapy include vasoconstriction, impaired nitric oxide metabolism, inflammation and improving myocardial function. As therapies in chro...
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Background and Purpose: To improve life quality, and lower mortality and rehospitalization for heart failure patients, awareness and adherence to self-care behaviors are essential. This study aims to determine the adherence level to self-care behaviors in the patients with systolic heart failure hospitalized in Alborz hospital in Karaj andShahriar hospital, and it was conducted in 2013. Methods...
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Copyright © 2010 Massachusetts Medical Society. A 74-year-old man with a history of hypertension and myocardial infarction that occurred 5 years previously presents with breathlessness on exertion. His current medications include a statin and aspirin. On examination, his pulse is 76 beats per minute and regular, and his blood pressure is 121/74 mm Hg. There is jugular venous distention, lateral...
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Case study: A 72-year-old woman presented with shortness of breath. Three months earlier, she had begun to notice dyspnea on exertion. This dyspnea progressed to the point that she noted dyspnea at rest in the 24 hours before presentation. She had a history of long-standing mild hypertension, treated with a calcium-channel antagonist, and type 2 diabetes. She denied chest pain, lightheadedness,...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Circulation Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1346-9843,1347-4820
DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-11-1424