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Continuous intravenous dobutamine is associated with an increased risk of death in patients with advanced heart failure: Insights from the Flolan International Randomized Survival Trial (FIRST)

American Heart Journal · 1999 · Vol. 138(1) · pp. 78–86

Christopher M. O’Connor✉(Duke Medical Center)Wendy A. Gattis(Göteborgs Stads)Barry F. Uretsky(Triangle)Kirkwood F. Adams(Galveston College)Steven E. McNulty(Galveston College)Steven H. Grossman(Triangle)William J. McKenna(Triangle)Faı̈ez Zannad(Galveston College)Karl Swedberg(Göteborgs Stads)Mihai Gheorghiade(Göteborgs Stads)Robert M. Califf(Triangle)

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Heart Failure Treatment and Management Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasDobutamineMedicineRandomizationHeart failureMyocardial infarctionRandomized controlled trialCardiologyInternal medicineVasoactiveAnesthesia

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Survival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeAgedCardiotonic AgentsDobutamineFemaleHeart FailureHumansInfusions, IntravenousMaleMiddle AgedRiskSeverity of Illness Index

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