Management of congestive heart failure: how well are we doing?
Year: 2001
Type: article
Abstract: The reasons for this are multifactorial. In one study, patients followed by cardiologists were more likely to be prescribed an ACE inhibitor than were those managed by primary care physicians, in part because the primary care physicians were less likely to perform imaging procedures that document left ventricular dysfunction. 11 In another study, patients with renal failure were less likely than other patients to be prescribed an ACE inhibitor, for fear of worsening renal function. 9 Sig
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Author: N Giannetti
Institution: McGill University Health Centre
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1503630409