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Medical therapy can improve the biological properties of the chronically failing heart : A new era in the treatment of heart failure by EICHHORN, E. J, BRISTOW, M. R

“…Myocardial failure has been considered to be an irreversible and progressive process characterized by ventricular enlargement, chamber geometric alterations,…”
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Effect of baseline or changes in adrenergic activity on clinical outcomes in the beta-blocker evaluation of survival trial by Bristow, M R, Krause-Steinrauf, H, Nuzzo, R, Liang, Cheng-Seng, Lindenfeld, J, Lowes, B D, Hattler, B, Abraham, W T, Olson, L, Krueger, S, Thaneemit-Chen, S, Hare, J M, Loeb, H S, Domanski, M J, Eichhorn, E J, Zelis, R, Lavori, P

“…Adrenergic activation is thought to be an important determinant of outcome in subjects with chronic heart failure (CHF), but baseline or serial changes in…”
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Time course of improvement in left ventricular function, mass and geometry in patients with congestive heart failure treated with beta-adrenergic blockade by Hall, Shelley A., Cigarroa, Carlos G., Marcoux, Lucille, Risser, Richard C., Grayburn, Paul A., Eichhorn, Eric J.

“…We examined the time course of ventricular functional improvement in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy who received beta-blockade and the long-term effects…”
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Usefulness of dobutamine echocardiography in distinguishing severe from nonsevere valvular aortic stenosis in patients with depressed left ventricular function and low transvalvular gradients by deFilippi, Christopher R., Willett, DuWayne L., Brickner, M. Elizabeth, Appleton, Christopher P., Yancy, Clyde W., Eichhorn, Eric J., Grayburn, Paul A.

“…The safety of dobutamine echocardiography in coronary artery disease is well established. 27 This study shows that dobutamine can be given safely to patients…”
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Practical guidelines for initiation of beta-adrenergic blockade in patients with chronic heart failure by Eichhorn, E J, Bristow, M R

“…Recent developments in the treatment of chronic heart failure have lead to the use of beta blockers to improve ventricular function and symptoms, and to…”
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Does Digoxin Provide Additional Hemodynamic and Autonomic Benefit at Higher Doses in Patients With Mild to Moderate Heart Failure and Normal Sinus Rhythm? by Slatton, Monte L, Irani, Waleed N, Hall, Shelley A, Marcoux, Lucille G, Page, Richard L, Grayburn, Paul A, Eichhorn, Eric J

“…Objectives. This study sought to examine the hemodynamic and autonomic dose response to digoxin. Background. Previous studies have demonstrated an increase in…”
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Experience with beta blockers in heart failure mortality trials by Eichhorn, E J

“…Recent investigations have indicated that chronic heart failure can be reversed with agents that inhibit the reninangiotensin-aldosterone or sympathetic…”
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The paradox of beta-adrenergic blockade for the management of congestive heart failure by Eichhorn, E J

“…To review the current data regarding the use of beta-adrenergic blockers for the treatment of congestive heart failure. Relevant studies published between 1975…”
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Endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation is impaired in cocaine arteriopathy by Havranek, Edward P., Nademanee, Koonlawee, Grayburn, Paul A., Eichhorn, Eric J.

“…This study sought to assess endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in long-term users of cocaine. Cocaine use has been associated with myocardial infarction,…”
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β-Blocker withdrawal: The song of Orpheus by Eichhorn, Eric J.

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Clinical use of beta-blockers in patients with heart failure by Eichhorn, E J

“…Recognition of the role of the sympathetic nervous system in chronic heart failure has resulted in dramatic changes in the way heart failure is viewed,…”
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Are contraction and relaxation coupled in patients with and without congestive heart failure ? by EICHHORN, E. J, WILLARD, J. E, ALVAREZ, L, KIM, A. S, GLAMANN, D. B, RISSER, R. C, GRAYBURN, P. A

“…Although changes in contractility are often accompanied by changes in relaxation, a mathematical model of ventricular coupling has not been described. A model…”
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Restoring function in failing hearts: the effects of beta blockers by Eichhorn, E J

“…Until recently, clinical management of congestive heart failure was purely palliative. The drugs used in patients with failing hearts--digoxin, vasodilators,…”
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Effect of β-adrenergic blockade on myocardial function and energetics in congestive heart failure : improvements in hemodynamic, contractile, and diastolic performance with bucindolol by EICHHORN, E. J, BEDOTTO, J. B, MALLOY, C. R, HATFIELD, B. A, DEITCHMAN, D, BROWN, M, WILLARD, J. E, GRAYBURN, P. A

“…The hemodynamic effects of beta-adrenergic blockade with bucindolol, a nonselective beta-antagonist with mild vasodilatory properties, were studied in patients…”
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Reduction in the rate of early restenosis after coronary angioplasty by a diet supplemented with n-3 fatty acids by Dehmer, G J, Popma, J J, van den Berg, E K, Eichhorn, E J, Prewitt, J B, Campbell, W B, Jennings, L, Willerson, J T, Schmitz, J M

“…To determine the safety and benefit of n-3 fatty acid therapy in the prevention of early restenosis after coronary angioplasty, we conducted a randomized,…”
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Effects of cocaine on cortisol secretion in humans by Heesch, C M, Negus, B H, Keffer, J H, Snyder, 2nd, R W, Risser, R C, Eichhorn, E J

“…The effects of acute cocaine administration on the pituitary adrenal axis in humans without a history of drug abuse are unknown. The authors studied 12 male…”
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β-Blocker improvement in diastolic performance: The yin and yang of ventricular function changes by Eichhorn, Eric J., Grayburn, Paul A.

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Left ventricular hypertrophy associated with chronic cocaine abuse by BRICKNER, M. E, WILLARD, J. E, EICHHORN, E. J, BLACK, J, GRAYBURN, P. A

“…This study was performed to determine whether chronic cocaine abuse is associated with left ventricular hypertrophy in humans. A consecutive series of 40…”
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Predictors of systolic and diastolic improvement in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy treated with metoprolol by Eichhorn, Eric J, Heesch, Christian M, Risser, Richard C, Marcoux, Lucille, Hatfield, Barbara

“…Objectives. The aim of this study was to determine which patients will have systolic and diastolic improvement after betablockade with metoprolol. Background…”
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Effect of selective versus nonselective beta blockade on QT dispersion in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy by Fesmire, Susan I, Marcoux, Lucille G, Lyyski, Debra S, Sprague, Michael K, Kennedy, Harold L, Eichhorn, Eric J

“…We retrospectively examined the electrocardiograms in all of our patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy and normal sinus rhythm before and after at…”
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