Intracoronary saline infusion should be incorporated into all excimer laser coronary angioplasty procedures.

Patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy who have higher left ventricular inotropic reserve and normal RVEF derive higher increase in LVEF from beta-blocker therapy.

SummaryBackground: Utilization and dosage of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) remain low. Recent data suggest that care of patients with CHF in specialized heart failure programs is associated with improved clinical outcomes.Hypothesis: Specialized heart failure care is associated with better utilization and higher dose of cardiovascular drugs.Methods: Data from 133 patients with CHF referred to a heart failure program were analyzed. Mean functional class

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