October 7th, 2010
Rolofylline Fails in Heart-Failure Trial
Larry Husten, PHD
In a report in the New England Journal of Medicine, Massie and colleagues randomized 2033 patients hospitalized with acute heart failure and impaired renal function to receive intravenous roloflylline or placebo. Earlier studies had suggested that the use of an adenosine A1-receptor antagonist might be beneficial in this patient population. There was no difference between the […]
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