Published Online:
January 21, 2009
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:
Our objective is to appraise the effectiveness of ACEi in patients with heart failure. Our protocol defined main outcome is all cause mortality. The specific a priori defined aims are to examine: the effectiveness of ACEi in patients with heart failure; the extent to which the choice of drug may affect outcome; the magnitude of benefits achieved by ACE inhibitors and their clinical importance.