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ABCD trial

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ABCD trial
Cardiovascular disease 1. A prospective, randomized, blinded, clinical trial–Appropriate Blood Pressure Control in Diabetes–which compared, in type 2–NIDDM diabetics, 1. The efficacy of nisoldipine, a CCB, with enalapril, an ACE inhibitor, as 1st-line antihypertensive agents and 2. The effects of moderate BP control–target–80-89 mm Hg vs 'tight' BP control–target–75 mm Hg on cardiovascular M&M. Cf Enalapril, Nisoldepine 3. A clinical trial–Alternans Before Cardioverter-Defibrillator


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Alternans Before Cardioverter Defibrillator Trial (ABCD) The ABCD Trial found that a non-invasive test called microvolt T-Wave Alternans (which uses computer technology to predict a patient's risk for sudden cardiac death) is comparable to an invasive and more expensive procedure commonly used by cardiac electrophysiologists to determine a patient's eligibility for an implanted defibrillator.
The ABCD trial will give referring physicians a non-invasive means of categorizing a patient's risk," said Eric S.
 
 
 
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