Article Text
Quality improvement
Reminders in echocardiography reports increased use of β blockers in reduced left ventricular ejection fraction
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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.
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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 …