Nifedipine in Asymptomatic Patients with Severe Aortic Regurgitation and Normal Left Ventricular Function
- 15 September 1994
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 331 (11) , 689-694
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199409153311101
Abstract
Vasodilator therapy with nifedipine reduces left ventricular volume and mass and increases the ejection fraction in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic regurgitation.Keywords
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