Why the study?
Does clonidine reduce norepinephrine spillover differently in patients with chronic heart failure compared to healthy controls?
Population
17 subjects total: 7 patients with chronic heart failure and 10 healthy control subjects.
Comparison
Clonidine administered intravenously in… vs Healthy control subjects receiving the same…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May indicate need for dose adjustment in HF; hypothesis-generating for efficacy trials.
Does clonidine reduce norepinephrine spillover differently in patients with chronic heart failure compared to healthy controls?
Patients with heart failure exhibit a blunted sympathoinhibitory response to clonidine compared to healthy controls, suggesting higher doses may be required for therapeutic efficacy.
Lang et al. (1997) studied this question.
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