Effects of losartan and captopril on QT dispersion in elderly patients with heart failure. ELITE study group.
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Abstract
Differences in QT dispersion (a predictor for sudden death) were observed in a subgroup of patients in the ELITE heart failure study of losartan compared with captopril, and may explain improved survival with losartan.
Medical subject headings
- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
- Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
- Captopril
- Cardiotonic Agents
- Electrocardiography
- Heart Failure
- Long QT Syndrome
- Losartan