title: Design considerations and proposed template for clinical trials in hospitalized patients with decompensated chronic heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Wendy A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Gattis
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Teerlink
authors.forename: Kirkwood F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Mihai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gheorghiade
mesh_terms: D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome