β-Blockers in congestive heart failure
Activation of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and renin-angiotensin system (RAS) plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology and progression of the disease in chronic heart failure (CHF). Blocking the activation of the RAS with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors not only improves symptoms...
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya
1999
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