Concomitant use of a positive inotropic agent to create a bridge to the successful initiation of [beta]-blocker therapy in patients with heart failure: A proposal for a trial

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1067/mhj.2003.158 Byline: Manuela Zampino, Christopher M. O'Connor, Wendy A. Gattis, Kirkwood F. Adams, Mihai Gheorghiade Abstract: Am Heart J 2003;145:S62-6. Author Affiliation: Durham and Chapel Hill, NC, and Chicago, Ill From.sup.aNorthwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill,.sup.bDuke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, and.sup.cUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC Article Note: (footnote) [star] Reprint requests: Mihai Gheorghiade, MD, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Galter 10-240, 201 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611., [star][star] E-mail: m-gheorghiade@northwestern.edu, a 0002-8703/2003/$30.00 + 0