Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 9 , Pages 715-721 , November 2007

Rationale, Design, and Methods for a Pivotal Randomized Clinical Trial of Continuous Aortic Flow Augmentation in Patients With Exacerbation of Heart Failure: The MOMENTUM Trial

  • Barry Greenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California
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  • Barbara Czerska, MD

      Affiliations

    • Henry Ford Heart and Vascular Institute, Detroit, Michigan
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  • William T. Abraham, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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  • James D. Neaton, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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  • Reynolds M. Delgado, MD

      Affiliations

    • Texas Heart Institute, Houston, Texas
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  • Paul Mather, MD

      Affiliations

    • Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Robert Bourge, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
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  • Irene C. Parker, RN

      Affiliations

    • Orqis Medical, Lake Forest, California
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  • Marvin A. Konstam, MD

      Affiliations

    • Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Marvin A. Konstam, MD, Box 108, Tufts-New England Medical Center, 750 Washington St., Boston, MA 02111.
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  • on behalf of the MOMENTUM Investigators and Coordinators

Received 24 April 2006 ,Revised 15 June 2007 ,Accepted 18 June 2007.

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 The study was funded by Orqis Medical Inc., Lake Forest, California.

PII: S1071-9164(07)00943-8

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.06.728

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 9 , Pages 715-721 , November 2007