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View Post: Prophylactic nesiritide does not prevent dialysis or all-cause ...
21 Sep 2009 by Ejaz, AA, Martin, TD, Johnson, RJ, Winterstein,...  
In a recent retrospective trial, we documented that prophylactic use of nesiritide was associated with a 66% reduction in the odds for dialysis or in-hospital mortality at 21 days in patients undergoing high-risk cardiac surgery; ...
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Nesiritide - Run and hide? ...
View Blog: Sackner-Bernstein JD, Kowalski M, Fox M, Aaronson K: Short-term risk of death after treatment with nesiritide for decompensated heart failure: a pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials. JAMA 2005, 293:1900–1905 [1].

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View Post: Safety and Efficacy of Outpatient Nesiritide in Patients With ...
1 May 2008 by Yancy, CW, Krum, H., Massie, BM, Silver,...  
Methods and Results— The Second Follow-Up Serial Infusions of Nesiritide (FUSION II) trial was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of outpatient serial nesiritide infusions for patients with American College of ...
View Blog: Circulation: Heart Failure current issue - http://circheartfailure.ahajournals.org/

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View Post: Health Care Renewal: A "Tune-Up" from Nesiritide?
14 Jul 2005 by Roy M. Poses MD  
This week's New England Journal of Medicine features a Perspectives article on the marketing of nesiritide, sold as Natrecor by the Scios division of Johnson & Johnson. (Topol EJ. Nesritide - not verified. N Engl J Med 2005; 352: 113). ...
View Blog: Health Care Renewal - http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/

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View Post: Effect of nesiritide on renal function in patients admitted for ...
30 Oct 2007 by Arora, S., Clarke, K., Srinivasan, V., Gradman, A.  
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed charts of patients admitted with decompensated HF, comparing those who received nesiritide along with conventional therapy vs. those who received conventional therapy alone. ...
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