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Genetic tailoring of pharmacotherapy in heart failure: optimize the old, while we wait for something new.
Journal of cardiac failure - 1 Apr 2012
Talameh Jasmine A, McLeod Howard L, Adams Kirkwood F, Patterson J Herbert
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BACKGROUND: The combination of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and beta-adrenergic receptor blockers remains the essential component of heart failure (HF) pharmacotherapy. However, individual patient responses to these pharmacotherapies vary widely. The variability in response cannot be explained entirely by clinical characteristics, and genetic variation may play a role. The purpose of this review...
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