American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 6 , Pages 1018-1025, June 2009

Influence of coronary angiography on the utilization of therapies in patients with acute heart failure syndromes: Findings from Organized Program to Initiate Lifesaving Treatment in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure (OPTIMIZE-HF)

  • James D. Flaherty, MD

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    • Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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  • Joseph S. Rossi, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Gregg C. Fonarow, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, UCLA Division of Cardiology, 10833 LeConte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1679.
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  • Eduardo Nunez, MD

      Affiliations

    • GlaxoSmithKline, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Wendy Gattis Stough, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, and Campbell University School of Pharmacy, Research Triangle Park, NC
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  • William T. Abraham, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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  • Nancy M. Albert, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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  • Barry H. Greenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
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  • Christopher M. O'Connor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • Clyde W. Yancy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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  • James B. Young, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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  • Charles J. Davidson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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  • Mihai Gheorghiade, MD

      Affiliations

    • Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Received 18 January 2009; accepted 6 March 2009. published online 24 April 2009.

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 Clinical Trial.gov identifier: NCT00344513.

 Funding: OPTIMIZE-HF and this study were supported by GlaxoSmithKline, Philadelphia, PA.

 Dr William S. Weintraub served as guest editor for this manuscript.

PII: S0002-8703(09)00205-1

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2009.03.011

American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 6 , Pages 1018-1025, June 2009

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