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ACE inhibitor drugs underused in heart failure patients

Internet URL

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3023710

Sponsoring Agency

American Heart Association

Description

Almost a third of heart failure patients face an increased risk of death because they do not receive an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor.

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Review Date

8/24/2004

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