Ontological fallacy in heart failure

Ontological fallacy in heart failure

The relative lack of benefit in studies in HFNEF may be a failure of the therapeutic modes of action of the drugs studied, since there is no physiological reason why afterload reduction in non-dilated hearts will produce prognostic benefit.

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ 2009-03, Vol.338 (mar31 1), p.b1304-b1304
1. Verfasser: McIntyre, Hugh F
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cardiac arrhythmia
Heart attacks
Heart failure
Medical prognosis
Ontology
Patients
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Zusammenfassung:The relative lack of benefit in studies in HFNEF may be a failure of the therapeutic modes of action of the drugs studied, since there is no physiological reason why afterload reduction in non-dilated hearts will produce prognostic benefit.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.b1304