Temporal patterns in the medical treatment of congestive heart failure with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in older adults, 1989 through 1995

NL Smith, BM Psaty, B Pitt, R Garg… - Archives of Internal …, 1998 - jamanetwork.com
Background Evidence from clinical trials in the past decade has consistently shown that
angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors reduce morbidity and mortality in patients …

National patterns of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor use in congestive heart failure

RS Stafford, D Saglam… - Archives of internal …, 1997 - jamanetwork.com
Background: While the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for patients
with congestive heart failure (CHF) is supported by the results of clinical trials and expert …

Determinants of mortality in elderly patients with heart failure: the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

EP Havranek, F Abrams, E Stevens… - Archives of internal …, 1998 - jamanetwork.com
Background Despite randomized controlled trials demonstrating mortality reduction, many
studies have documented persistent low rates of prescription of angiotensin-converting …

Is optimal angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor dosing neglected in elderly patients with heart failure?

WA Gattis, RL Larsen, V Hasselblad, BA Bart… - American Heart …, 1998 - Elsevier
Background The benefit of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors on mortality in
heart failure has been proved in randomized controlled trials. Methods We prospectively …

Comparison of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in the treatment of congestive heart failure

K Tu, M Mamdani, A Kopp, D Lee - The American journal of cardiology, 2005 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of the different angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in the
treatment of patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) was compared by performing a …

Patterns of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor use in congestive heart failure in two community hospitals

EF Philbin, C Andreou, TA Rocco Jr, LJ Lynch… - The American journal of …, 1996 - Elsevier
Because they provide relief of symptoms and reduce mortality, angiotensin-converting
enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have become a highly recommended part of the pharmacologic …

Age-related underutilization of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in older hospitalized heart failure patients

A Ahmed, RM Allman, JF DeLong, EV Bodner… - Southern medical …, 2002 - go.gale.com
Background. The extent to which age plays a role in the underutilization of angiotensin-
converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in heart failure patients has not been well studied …

Factors determining angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor underutilization in heart failure in a community setting

EF Philbin - Clinical cardiology, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Angiotensin‐converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors were underprescribed for
patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) treated in the community setting in the early …

Overview of randomized trials of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors on mortality and morbidity in patients with heart failure

R Garg, S Yusuf, WD Bussmann, P Sleight, A Uprichard… - Jama, 1995 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—To evaluate the effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors on
mortality and morbidity in patients with symptomatic congestive heart failure. Data Sources …

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor dosages in elderly patients with heart failure

YT Chen, Y Wang, MJ Radford, HM Krumholz - American Heart Journal, 2001 - Elsevier
Background We sought to describe the dosages of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)
inhibitor prescribed to elderly patients with heart failure at hospital discharge, the factors …