Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 12, Issue 7 , Pages 499-506 , September 2006

Effects of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Systolic Heart Failure Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Propensity Score Analysis

  • Ali Ahmed, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, and Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, and Center for Heart Failure Research, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and VA Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ali Ahmed, MD, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Ave South, CH-19, Ste-219, Birmingham AL 35294-2041.
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  • Thomas E. Love, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Case Western Reserve University – MetroHealth Medical Center, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Department of Operations, Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Xuemei Sui, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Data Management, the Cooper Institute, Dallas, Texas
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  • Michael W. Rich, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Washington University, St Louis, Missouri

Received 15 April 2005 ,Revised 16 May 2006 ,Accepted 30 May 2006.

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 Preliminary results based on this analysis were presented at the Scientific Sessions of the 2004 American Heart Association national meeting in New Orleans, LA.Dr. Ahmed is supported by Grants 1-K23-AG19211-04 from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging and 1-R01-HL085561-01 from the National Institutes of Health/National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.

PII: S1071-9164(06)00277-6

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2006.05.008

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 12, Issue 7 , Pages 499-506 , September 2006

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