Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Culprit lesion location and outcome in patients with cardiogenic shock complicating myocardial infarction: a substudy of the IABP-SHOCK II-trial.
In myocardial infarction without cardiogenic shock (CS), the affected coronary vessel has significant influence on the final infarct size and patient prognosis. CS data on this relation are scarce. The objective of this study was to determine the prognostic relevance of the culprit lesion location in patients with CS complicating acute myocardial infarction. ⋯ For patients with CS complicating myocardial infarction, the culprit vessel seems to be unrelated with mortality whereas distal culprit lesions may have a worse outcome.
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Multicenter Study
BETAWIN-AHF study: effect of beta-blocker withdrawal during acute decompensation in patients with chronic heart failure.
To evaluate the effects of discontinuing chronic beta-blocker (BB) treatment on short-term outcome in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) during acute decompensation. ⋯ In the absence of clear contraindications, BB treatment should be maintained during AHF episodes in patients already receiving BB at home.