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Review
. 2000 Feb 12;320(7232):428-31.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7232.428.

ABC of heart failure. Management: diuretics, ACE inhibitors, and nitrates

M K Davies, C R Gibbs, G Y Lip
Review

ABC of heart failure. Management: diuretics, ACE inhibitors, and nitrates

M K Davies et al. BMJ. .
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Diagram of nephron showing sites of action of different diuretic classes: 1=loop (eg frusemide); 2=thiazide (eg bendrofluazide); and 3=potassium sparing (eg amiloride)
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Survival curve for randomised aldactone evaluation study (RALES) showing 30% reduction in all cause mortality when spironolactone (up to 25 mg) was added to conventional treatment in patients with severe (New York Heart Association class IV) chronic heart failure
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Front view and side view of woman with angio-oedema related to treatment with ACE inhibitors (published with permission of patient)
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Front view and side view of woman with angio-oedema related to treatment with ACE inhibitors (published with permission of patient)
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ACE inhibitors in left ventricular dysfunction: best benefit for ACE inhibitors in higher risk group
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Cumulative mortality in V-HeFT II trial: enalapril v hydralazine plus isosorbide dinitrate in patients with congestive heart failure (mild to moderate)
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