Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Volume 52, Issue 8 , Pages 644-651 , 19 August 2008

Lack of Association Between Adrenergic Receptor Genotypes and Survival in Heart Failure Patients Treated With Carvedilol or Metoprolol

  • Amy J. Sehnert, MD

      Affiliations

    • CardioDx, Inc., Palo Alto, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Amy J. Sehnert, CardioDx, Inc., 2500 Faber Place, Palo Alto, California 94303.
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  • Susan E. Daniels, PhD

      Affiliations

    • CardioDx, Inc., Palo Alto, California
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  • Michael Elashoff, PhD

      Affiliations

    • CardioDx, Inc., Palo Alto, California
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  • James A. Wingrove, PhD

      Affiliations

    • CardioDx, Inc., Palo Alto, California
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  • Christopher R. Burrow, MD

      Affiliations

    • CardioDx, Inc., Palo Alto, California
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  • Benjamin Horne, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research, Intermountain Medical Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Joseph B. Muhlestein, MD, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research, Intermountain Medical Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Mark Donahue, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Stephen B. Liggett, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medicine and Physiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
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  • Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research, Intermountain Medical Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • William E. Kraus, MD, FACC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Received 7 February 2008 ,Revised 29 April 2008 ,Accepted 5 May 2008.

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 Drs. Sehnert, Daniels, Elashoff, and Wingrove are paid employees of CardioDx, Inc. This work was funded by CardioDx, Inc.

PII: S0735-1097(08)01936-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.05.022

Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Volume 52, Issue 8 , Pages 644-651 , 19 August 2008

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