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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="4"|Table 4 Size of treatment effect
!colspan="5"|Table 4 Size of treatment effect
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|'''Class IIb'''
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Benefit≥Risk
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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0.2 µg/kg/min
0.2 µg/kg/min
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*Captopril
*Captopril
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|Start:::6.25mg
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1<sup>st</sup> week:::6.25mg three times daily.
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|1<sup>st</sup> week:::6.25mg three times daily.
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