Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor dosages in elderly patients with heart failure

YT Chen, Y Wang, MJ Radford, HM Krumholz - American Heart Journal, 2001 - Elsevier
Background We sought to describe the dosages of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)
inhibitor prescribed to elderly patients with heart failure at hospital discharge, the factors …

Is optimal angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor dosing neglected in elderly patients with heart failure?

WA Gattis, RL Larsen, V Hasselblad, BA Bart… - American Heart …, 1998 - Elsevier
Background The benefit of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors on mortality in
heart failure has been proved in randomized controlled trials. Methods We prospectively …

National patterns of use and effectiveness of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in older patients with heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction

FA Masoudi, SS Rathore, Y Wang, EP Havranek… - Circulation, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Although ACE inhibitors are underprescribed for heart failure, factors
associated with their use are not well described. Furthermore, the effectiveness of ACE …

Use of angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor therapy and dose‐related outcomes in older adults with new heart failure in the community

PA Rochon, K Sykora, SE Bronskill… - Journal of general …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the dose‐related benefit of angiotensin‐converting enzyme (ACE)
inhibitor therapy among older adults with heart failure and to evaluate whether low‐dose …

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor use in elderly patients hospitalized with heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction

C Rangaswamy, JI Finn, TM Koelling - Cardiology, 2004 - karger.com
Purpose: Although angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are recommended for all
patients with systolic heart failure, prior studies suggest that elderly cohorts are less likely to …

Age-related underutilization of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in older hospitalized heart failure patients

A Ahmed, RM Allman, JF DeLong, EV Bodner… - Southern medical …, 2002 - go.gale.com
Background. The extent to which age plays a role in the underutilization of angiotensin-
converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in heart failure patients has not been well studied …

A propensity score analysis of the impact of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors on long-term survival of older adults with heart failure and perceived …

A Ahmed, RM Centor, MT Weaver, GJ Perry - American heart journal, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to determine the association between discharge
use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in patients with perceived …

Effect of different angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors on mortality among elderly patients with congestive heart failure

L Pilote, M Abrahamowicz, M Eisenberg, K Humphries… - Cmaj, 2008 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Existing clinical trial data do not address whether all angiotensin-converting-
enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are similarly beneficial in improving survival and reducing the rate …

Temporal patterns in the medical treatment of congestive heart failure with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in older adults, 1989 through 1995

NL Smith, BM Psaty, B Pitt, R Garg… - Archives of Internal …, 1998 - jamanetwork.com
Background Evidence from clinical trials in the past decade has consistently shown that
angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors reduce morbidity and mortality in patients …

Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in elderly people with heart failure: prevalence and outcomes

C Pedone, M Pahor, L Carosella… - The Journals of …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Background. There is a lack of information on the effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme
(ACE) inhibitors in very old people with heart failure (HF). The objective of this study is to …