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

Packer, Milton; M. O’Connor, Christopher; K. Ghali, Jalal; L. Pressler, Milton; E. Carson, Peter; N. Belkin, Robert; B. Miller, Alan; W. Neuberg, Gerald; J. Frid, David; Wertheimer, J; B. Cropp, Anne; L. DeMets, David

doi:10.1056/nejm199610103351504

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

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Oct 10, 1996

Authors:

Milton Packer

Christopher M. O’Connor

Jalal K. Ghali

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown that calcium-channel blockers increase morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic heart failure. We studied the effect of a new calcium-channel blocker, amlodipine, in patients with severe chronic heart failure. METHODS: We randomly assigned 1153 patient...

Subject

Medicine

Amlodipine

Heart failure

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