American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 8 , Pages 1140-1146, 15 April 2010

Influence of Renal Function on the Use of Guideline-Recommended Therapies for Patients With Heart Failure

  • J. Thomas Heywood, MD

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    • Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: (858) 554-5588; fax: (858) 554-5197
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  • Gregg C. Fonarow, MD

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    • University of California, Los Angeles, Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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  • Clyde W. Yancy, MD

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    • Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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  • Nancy M. Albert, PhD, RN

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    • Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Anne B. Curtis, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
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  • Wendy Gattis Stough, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Campbell University School of Pharmacy, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Mihai Gheorghiade, MD

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    • Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Mark L. McBride, PhD

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    • Outcome Sciences, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts
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  • Mandeep R. Mehra, MD

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    • University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Christopher M. O'Connor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Dwight Reynolds, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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  • Mary Norine Walsh, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Care Group, LLC, Indianapolis, Indiana

Received 19 October 2009; received in revised form 3 December 2009; accepted 3 December 2009. published online 22 February 2010.

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 The IMPROVE HF registry and this study were sponsored by Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN.

 The authors served as consultants to Medtronic, Inc.; as of June 2008, this association ended for Dr. Yancy.

 Dr. McBride is a consultant to Outcome Sciences, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts.

PII: S0002-9149(09)02846-X

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.12.016

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 8 , Pages 1140-1146, 15 April 2010

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