August 2017 Br J Cardiol 2017;24:(3) Online First
BJC Staff, Dr Richard Crawley, Dr Brian Halliday, Dr Rosita Zakeri
Abstract
Landmark trials in heart failure – 30 years from CONSENSUS
With 2017 marking the 30th year since the publication of CONSENSUS,1 which first reported a reduction in mortality with enalapril versus placebo in patients with advanced heart failure (HF), the BCS held a dedicated session to review the seminal clinical trials and advances in chronic heart failure management in this period.
Dr Rosita Zakeri (Royal Brompton Hospital, London) reviewed this session for us and spoke to the BJC afterwards.
Rosita Zakeri
The era of vasodilator therapy for heart failure began in the 1990s. Professor Karl Swedberg (University of Gothenberg, Sweden) began
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