Heart failure:EMPHASIS-HF links eplerenone with reduced risk of new-onset
AF
Nature Reviews Cardiology 9,373 (2012).
doi:10.1038/nrcardio.2012.68
Author:Bryony M. Mearns
“Whether or not atrial fibrillation (AF) is an independent predictor of outcome in heart failure (HF),”comment the EMPHASIS-HF investigators,“its occurrence is commonly associated with symptom deterioration …Consequently,AF is best avoided,if possible.”A prospective analysis of EMPHASIS-HF has demonstrated that the
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