American Heart Journal
Volume 152, Issue 1 , Pages 86-92 , July 2006

Prevention of atrial fibrillation in patients with symptomatic chronic heart failure by candesartan in the Candesartan in Heart failure: Assessment of Reduction in Mortality and morbidity (CHARM) program

  • Anique Ducharme, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Anique Ducharme, MD, MSc, Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 Belanger Street East, HIT 1C8 Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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  • Karl Swedberg, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra, Göteborg, Sweden
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  • Marc A. Pfeffer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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  • Alain Cohen-Solal, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiologie, Hôpital Beaujon, Clichy, France
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  • Christopher B. Granger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • Aldo P. Maggioni, MD

      Affiliations

    • ANMCO Research Center, Florence, Italy
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  • Eric L. Michelson, MD

      Affiliations

    • AstraZeneca LP, Wilmington, DE
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  • John J.V. McMurray, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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  • Lars Olsson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra, Göteborg, Sweden
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  • Jean L. Rouleau, MD

      Affiliations

    • Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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  • James B. Young, MD

      Affiliations

    • Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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  • Bertil Olofsson

      Affiliations

    • AstraZeneca, Mölndal, Sweden
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  • Margareta Puu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • AstraZeneca, Mölndal, Sweden
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  • Salim Yusuf, MD, DPhil

      Affiliations

    • AstraZeneca, Mölndal, Sweden
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  • on behalf of the CHARM Investigators

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Received 7 March 2005 ,Accepted 21 June 2005.

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 The CHARM was sponsored by AstraZeneca, Mölndal, Sweden.

PII: S0002-8703(05)00653-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.06.036

American Heart Journal
Volume 152, Issue 1 , Pages 86-92 , July 2006

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