Effect of nesiritide in patients with acute decompensated heart failure.

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Published in N Engl J Med on July 07, 2011

Authors

C M O'Connor1, R C Starling, A F Hernandez, P W Armstrong, K Dickstein, V Hasselblad, G M Heizer, M Komajda, B M Massie, J J V McMurray, M S Nieminen, C J Reist, J L Rouleau, K Swedberg, K F Adams, S D Anker, D Atar, A Battler, R Botero, N R Bohidar, J Butler, N Clausell, R Corbalán, M R Costanzo, U Dahlstrom, L I Deckelbaum, R Diaz, M E Dunlap, J A Ezekowitz, D Feldman, G M Felker, G C Fonarow, D Gennevois, S S Gottlieb, J A Hill, J E Hollander, J G Howlett, M P Hudson, R D Kociol, H Krum, A Laucevicius, W C Levy, G F Méndez, M Metra, S Mittal, B-H Oh, N L Pereira, P Ponikowski, W H W Tang, W H Wilson, S Tanomsup, J R Teerlink, F Triposkiadis, R W Troughton, A A Voors, D J Whellan, F Zannad, R M Califf

Author Affiliations

1: Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. oconn002@mc.duke.edu

Associated clinical trials:

A Study Testing the Effectiveness of Nesiritide in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure | NCT00475852

Acute Effects of rhBNP in Patients With PH Associated With Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Pulmonary Disease | NCT02742909

Efficacy and Safety of Dapagliflozin in Acute Heart Failure (DICTATE-AHF) | NCT04298229

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