Isosorbide Mononitrate in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
Redfield MM, Anstrom KJ, Levine JA, Koepp GA, Borlaug BA, Chen HH, LeWinter MM, Joseph SM, Shah SJ, Semigran MJ, Felker GM, Cole RT, Reeves GR, Tedford RJ, Tang WH, McNulty SE, Velazquez EJ, Shah MR, Braunwald E. Isosorbide Mononitrate in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2015, 373: 2314-2324. PMID: 26549714, PMCID: PMC4712067, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1510774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureEjection fractionIsosorbide mononitratePlacebo groupDose regimensWalk distanceLife scoresN-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptidePro-brain natriuretic peptideEnd pointSignificant between-group differencesIsosorbide mononitrate groupLow daily activityNT-proBNP levelsPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsSubmaximal exercise capacityDose-escalation regimenHours of activityActivity levelsBetween-group differencesDaily activity levelsDaily activitiesActivity toleranceExercise capacity