Isosorbide dinitrate-hydralazine combination therapy in African Americans with heart failure

Figures & data

Figure 1 Etiology of congestive heart failure in African Americans. Adapted from Cohn et al 1986; Cohn et al 1991; The SOLVD Investigators 1991; Packer et al 1996; MERIT-HF Study Group 1999;The Beta-Blocker Evaluation of Survival Trial Investigators 2001.

Abbreviations: BEST, Beta-blocker Evaluation of Survival Trial; HF, heart failure; MERIT-HF, Metoprolol CR/XL Randomized Intervention Trial in Congestive Heart Failure; SOLVD, Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction; V-HeFT, Vasodilator Heart Failure Trial; US Carvedilol, US Carvedilol Heart Failure Trial.

Figure 2 V-HeFT 1. survival benefit in subgroup analysis. Adapted from Carson et al (1999).

Figure 3 Consequences of nitric oxide and super oxide balance disruption in heart failure patients. Adapted from Hare (2004).

Figure 4 Components of the composite score in A-HeFT.Adapted fromTaylor et al (2004).

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