Article Text
PDF
Statistics from Altmetric.com
Heidenreich PA, Gholami P, Sahay A, et al. Clinical reminders attached to echocardiography reports of patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction increase use of b-blockers. A randomized trial. Circulation 2007;115:2829–34.
Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★★⋆ IM/Ambulatory care ★★★★★★⋆ Cardiology ★★★★★⋆⋆
METHODS
Design:
randomised controlled trial.
Allocation:
concealed.*
Blinding:
{blinded (data collectors)}†.*
Follow-up period:
9 months after echocardiography.
Setting:
3 Veterans Affairs (VA) echocardiography laboratories in the US.
Patients:
1546 patients with LVEF <45%, assessed by attending echocardiographer. Exclusion criteria were aortic stenosis (mean valve gradient ⩾20 mm Hg) or mitral stenosis (mean …
Footnotes
-
Sources of funding: VA Health Services Research Development Office and American Society of Echocardiography.
Request Permissions
If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways.