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QRS duration and mortality in patients with congestive heart failure

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QRS prolongation is an independent predictor of both increased total mortality and sudden death in patients with heart failure and age, type of cardiomyopathy, and drug treatment group were not predictive of mortality.
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This article is published in American Heart Journal.The article was published on 2002-06-01. It has received 395 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sudden death & QRS complex.

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Predictors of mortality and morbidity in patients with chronic heart failure

TL;DR: In a large contemporary CHF population, including patients with preserved and decreased left ventricular systolic function, routine clinical variables can discriminate risk regardless of EF and diabetes was found to be a surprisingly strong independent predictor.
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Short-term heart rate variability strongly predicts sudden cardiac death in chronic heart failure patients.

TL;DR: Reduced short-term LFP during controlled breathing is a powerful predictor of sudden death in patients with CHF that is independent of many other variables, and refine the identification of patients who may benefit from prophylactic implantation of a cardiac defibrillator.
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The effect of spironolactone on morbidity and mortality in patients with severe heart failure. Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study Investigators.

TL;DR: Blockade of aldosterone receptors by spironolactone, in addition to standard therapy, substantially reduces the risk of both morbidity and death among patients with severe heart failure.
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Effect of enalapril on survival in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fractions and congestive heart failure.

TL;DR: The addition of enalapril to conventional therapy significantly reduced mortality and hospitalizations for heart failure in patients with chronic congestive heart failure and reduced ejection fractions.
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The Effect of Carvedilol on Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

TL;DR: Carvedilol reduces the risk or death as well as the risk of hospitalization for cardiovascular causes in patients with heart failure who are receiving treatment with digoxin, diuretics, and an angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor.
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The Effect of Carvedilol on Morbidity and Mortality in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

TL;DR: In this paper, a double-blind, placebo-controlled, stratified program, in which patients were assigned to one of four treatment protocols on the basis of their exercise capacity, was presented.
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