Effects of carvedilol in heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy. Results of a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study (CARIBE study)

Effects of carvedilol in heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy. Results of a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study (CARIBE study)

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of carvedilol in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. METHODS: In a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study, 30 patients (7 women) with functional class II and III heart failure were assessed. Their ages ranged from 28 to 66 years (mean of 43±9 y...

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Main Authors: Paulo Roberto Chizzola, Humberto Felício Gonçalves Freitas, Márcia Azevedo Caldas, Joicely Melo da Costa, Cláudio Meneghetti, Norma Vasconcelos Saldanha Marinho, Alfredo José Mansur, José Antonio Franchini Ramires, Edimar Alcides Bocchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2000-03-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
heart failure
beta-blocker
dilated cardiomyopathy
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