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ReviewCardiovascular drugs and therapy2021

Ivabradine in Cardiovascular Disease Management Revisited: a Review.

Christopher Chen, Gurleen Kaur, Puja K Mehta, Doralisa Morrone, Lucas C Godoy, Sripal Bangalore, Mandeep S Sidhu

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Review in Cardiovascular drugs and therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Ivabradine in Septic Shock: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024
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  15. Angina in 2022: Current Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Christopher Chen *Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.
Gurleen Kaur *Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3693-7722
Puja K MehtaEmory Clinical Cardiovascular Research Institute, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Doralisa MorroneDivision of Cardiology, Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Lucas C GodoyPeter Munk Cardiac Centre and Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Sripal BangaloreDivision of Cardiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Mandeep S SidhuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albany Medical College and Albany Medical Center, 47 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY, 12208, USA. sidhum@amc.edu.
Albany Medical Center Hospital · USEmory University · USNew York University · USUniversity of California, Davis · USUniversity of Pisa · ITUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ivabradine is a unique agent that is distinct from beta-blockers and calcium channel blockers as it reduces heart rate without affecting myocardial contractility or vascular tone. Ivabradine is a use-dependent inhibitor targeting the sinoatrial node. It is approved for use in the United States as an adjunct therapy for heart rate reduction in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. In this scenario, ivabradine has demonstrated improved clinical outcomes due to reduction in heart failure readmissions. However, there has been conflicting evidence from prospective studies and randomized controlled trials for its use in stable ischemic heart disease regarding efficacy in symptom reduction and mortality benefit. Ivabradine may also play a role in the treatment of patients with inappropriate sinus tachycardia, who often cannot tolerate beta-blockers and/or calcium channel blockers. In this review, we highlight the evidence for the nuances of using ivabradine in heart failure, stable ischemic heart disease, and inappropriate sinus tachycardia to raise awareness for its vital role in the treatment of select populations.

Indexed as

Cardiovascular AgentsCardiovascular DiseasesHumansIvabradineMyocardial IschemiaProspective StudiesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicStroke VolumeTachycardia, SinusCardiovascular AgentsIvabradineHeart failureInappropriate sinus tachycardiaIvabradineStable ischemic heart disease

Identifiers

PMID33411112
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