Circulation. Heart failure
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Characteristics and outcomes of patients with advanced chronic systolic heart failure receiving care at the Veterans Affairs versus other hospitals: insights from the Beta-blocker Evaluation of Survival Trial (BEST).
Characteristics and outcomes of patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction receiving care at Veterans Affairs (VA) versus non-VA hospitals have not been previously reported. ⋯ http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00000560.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Differential hemodynamic effects of exercise and volume expansion in people with and without heart failure.
Invasive hemodynamic exercise testing is commonly used in the evaluation of patients with suspected heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) or pulmonary hypertension. Saline loading has been suggested as an alternative provocative maneuver, but the hemodynamic changes induced by the 2 stresses have not been compared. ⋯ http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01418248.