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*'''Objective evidence of a structural or functional abnormality of the heart at rest''' | *'''Objective evidence of a structural or functional abnormality of the heart at rest''' | ||
**Abnormal echocardiogram | **Abnormal echocardiogram | ||
**Abnormal pump function on nuclear imaging or on MRI | **Abnormal pump function on nuclear imaging or on MRI | ||
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!colspan=" | !colspan="5"|Table 4 Size of treatment effect | ||
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|'''Class IIb''' | |'''Class IIb''' | ||
Benefit ≥ Risk | |||
Additional studies with broad objectives needed; additional registry data would be helpful | Additional studies with broad objectives needed; additional registry data would be helpful | ||
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*Recommendation in favor of treatment or procedure being useful/effective | *Recommendation in favor of treatment or procedure being useful/effective | ||
*Some conflicting evidence from single randomized trial or non-randomized studies | *Some conflicting evidence from single randomized trial or non-randomized studies | ||
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*Recommendation’s usefulness/efficacy less well established | *Recommendation’s usefulness/efficacy less well established | ||
*Greater conflicting evidence from single randomized trial or non-randomized studies | *Greater conflicting evidence from single randomized trial or non-randomized studies | ||
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*Recommendation that procedure or treatment not useful/effective and may be harmful | *Recommendation that procedure or treatment not useful/effective and may be harmful | ||
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|0.3 µg/kg/min – max 5 µg/kg/min (guided by blood pressure) | |0.3 µg/kg/min – max 5 µg/kg/min (guided by blood pressure) | ||
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|'''Inotropes''' | |colspan="3"|'''Inotropes''' | ||
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0.2 µg/kg/min | 0.2 µg/kg/min | ||
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|'''Vasopressors''' | |colspan="3"|'''Vasopressors''' | ||
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*Captopril | *Captopril | ||
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|Start:::6.25mg | |Start:::6.25mg | ||
1<sup>st</sup> week:::6.25mg three times daily. | |||
3-5 weeks:::12.5mg three times daily. | |||
>7 weeks:::25mg three times daily. | |||
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