European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on January 27, 2006
European Heart Journal 2006 27(5):506-507; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi693
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ß-Blockade in heart failure: adding SENIORS to the mix
Department of Medicine and Cardiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, Mail Code 7872, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA
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This editorial refers to Effects of nebivolol in elderly heart failure patients with or without systolic left ventricular dysfunction: results of the SENIORS echocardiographic substudy
by S. Ghio et al., on page 562
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In early 2005, results of the SENIORS trial, a Study of the Effects of Nebivolol Intervention on Outcomes and Rehospitalization in Seniors with Heart Failure was published.1,2 A total of 2128 patients over the age of 70 were randomized to receive either nebivolol or placebo for a mean follow-up time of 21 months. Nebivolol is a third generation highly selective ß1-adrenergic receptor inhibitor with vasodilator properties mediated through nitric oxide release. Treatment with this agent decreased all-cause mortality or cardiovascular hospitalization (P=0.04). Although previous studies using ß-blockers (bisoprolol, carvedilol, or metroprolol) demonstrated a decreased relative risk of death in heart failure,3 they enrolled
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