Beta-adrenergic blocking agents in heart failure

Cardiac dysfunction in heart failure is widely recognized as a progressive process, regardless of the clinical signs and symptoms. An increase in cardiac sympathetic drive is one of the earliest neurohormonal responses occurring in patients with heart failure and may be one of the major causes of th...

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Main Authors: Michel Batlouni, Denilson Campos de Albuquerque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2000-10-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2000001000009