International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 129, Issue 2 , Pages 187-192 , 26 September 2008

Effect of angiotensin receptor blockade on systemic right ventricular function and size: A small, randomized, placebo-controlled study

  • Judith Therrien

      Affiliations

    • MAUDE Unit, Jewish General Hospital and McGill University Health Center, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Sir Mortimer B Davis Jewish General Hospital, 3755 Cote Ste Catherine, Room E 206, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1E2. Tel.: +1 514 340 7540; fax: +1 514 340 7534.
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  • Yves Provost

      Affiliations

    • Congenital Cardiac Center for Adults, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Jeanine Harrison

      Affiliations

    • Congenital Cardiac Center for Adults, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Michael Connelly

      Affiliations

    • Calgary Adult Congenital Heart Peter Lougheed Center, Calgary, Canada
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  • Harald Kaemmerer

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease German Heart Center, Munich, Germany
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  • Garry D. Webb

      Affiliations

    • Philadelphia Adult Congenital Heart Center, University of Pennsylvania, USA

Received 10 March 2008 ,Accepted 25 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.04.056

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 129, Issue 2 , Pages 187-192 , 26 September 2008

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