Why the study?
Does carvedilol, losartan, or their combination prevent left ventricular remodeling after acute myocardial infarction in rats?
Population
100 surviving female Sprague-Dawley rats after left coronary artery ligation to induce acute myocardial…
Comparison
Carvedilol, losartan, or combination of… vs AMI control group receiving distilled drinking…
Design
Preclinical, randomly assigned to 1 of 4 groups
Follow-up
4 weeks
Authors
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Supports preclinical testing of these agents post-MI; leaves open translation to human therapy.
Does carvedilol, losartan, or their combination prevent left ventricular remodeling after acute myocardial infarction in rats?
Carvedilol and losartan alone and in combination prevent left ventricular remodeling after acute myocardial infarction in rats, with almost equivalent effects.
Yang et al. (2003) studied this question.
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