Main characteristics of the included studies
| Trial |
Treatments |
Patients |
Methods |
WESG, 1991
|
Enoximone 150, 300 mg/d
versus
placebo
|
NYHA II, III
|
follow-up 3 months
n=108/56
Parallel groups
double blind
|
PROMISE, 1991
|
Milrinone 40mg/d
versus
placebo
|
NYHA III,IV
|
follow-up 20 months
n=561/527
Parallel groups
double blind
|
PRIME II, 1997
|
oral ibopamine 100 mg three times daily
versus
placebo
|
patients with heart failure NYHA III-IV
|
follow-up mean 11.4 months
n=953/953
Parallel groups
double blind
|
AMTG, 1985
|
Amrinone <600mg/day
versus
placebo
|
patients with heart failure NYHA III/IV
|
follow-up 3 months
n=-9/-9
Parallel groups
double blind
|
Bergler-Klein, 1992
|
Pimobendan 10mg/day
versus
placebo
|
NYHA II, III
|
follow-up 6 months
n=12/12
Parallel groups
double blind
|
Cowley, 1993
|
Flosequinan 125mg/d
versus
placebo
|
NYHA II, III
|
follow-up 4 months
n=64/71
Parallel groups
double blind
|
Dies, 1989
|
Indolidan dose NA
versus
placebo
|
NYHA II,III
|
follow-up 3 months
n=38/36
Parallel groups
double blind
|
EMTG, 1990
|
Enoximone <450 mg/d
versus
placebo
|
NYHA II, III
|
follow-up 4 months
n=50/52
Parallel groups
double blind
|
EPOCH, 2002
|
Pimobendan 2.5 to 5mg/d
versus
placebo
|
NYHA II,III
|
follow-up 12 months
n=147/151
Parallel groups
double blind
|
ESG, 2000
|
Enoximone 75-150 mg/d
versus
placebo
|
NYHA II, III
|
follow-up 3 months
n=70/35
Parallel groups
double blind
|
FACET, 1993
|
Flosequinan 100 and 150 mg/d
versus
placebo
|
NYHA II, III
|
follow-up 4 months
n=212/110
Parallel groups
double blind
|
IRG, 1991
|
Imazodan 4,10, 20 mg/d
versus
placebo
|
NYHA III,IV
|
follow-up 3 months
n=103/44
Parallel groups
double blind
|
Lardoux, 1987
|
Enoximone 150, 300mg/d
versus
placebo
|
NYHA NA
|
follow-up 3 months
n=30/13
Parallel groups
double blind
|
MMTG, 1989
|
Milrinone <40mg/d
versus
placebo
|
NYHA II-IV
|
follow-up 3 months
n=119/111
Parallel groups
double blind
|
OPC-8212 MRG, 1990
|
Vesnarinone 60mg/d
versus
placebo
|
NYHA II-IV
|
follow-up 3 months
n=45/48
Parallel groups
double blind
|
PICO, 1996
|
Pimobendan 2.5, 5 mg/d
versus
placebo
|
NYHA II, III
|
follow-up 6 months
n=219/112
Parallel groups
double blind
|
PMRG, 1992
|
Pimobendan 2.5, 5, 10 mg/d
versus
placebo
|
NYHA III,IV
|
follow-up 3 months
n=149/49
Parallel groups
double blind
|
REFLECT, 1993
|
Flosequinan 100mg/d
versus
placebo
|
NYHA II,III
|
follow-up 3 months
n=93/100
Parallel groups
double blind
|
REFLECT II, 1991
|
Flosequinan 100, 150 mg/d
versus
|
NYHA II-IV
|
follow-up 3 months
n=207/104
Parallel groups
double blind
|
VEST, 1998
|
Vesnarinone 30, 60mg/d
versus
placebo
|
NYHA III,IV
|
follow-up 9 months
n=2550/1283
Parallel groups
double blind
|
VSG, 1993
|
Vesnarinone 60mg/d
versus
placebo
|
NYHA II-IV
|
follow-up 6 months
n=-9/-9
Parallel groups
double blind
|
ESSENTIAL (I and II), 2009
NCT00051285
|
enoximone titrated to 50 mg three times daily
versus
placebo
|
Patients with New York Heart Association class III–IV HF symptoms, left ventricular
ejection fraction 30%, and one hospitalization or two ambulatory visits for worsening HF in the previous
year
|
follow-up 16.6 mo (median)
n=926/928
Parallel groups
double blind
Europe and North andSouth America
|
Cowley, 1994
|
Enoximone 300mg/d
versus
placebo
|
NYHA III,IV
|
follow-up 12 months
n=75/76
Parallel groups
double blind
|
EMOTE, 2007
|
enoximone
versus
placebo
|
patients with ultra-advanced heart failure requiring IV inotropic therapy
|
follow-up 26 weeks
n=101/100
Parallel groups
double blind
US
|
EMPOWER,
NCT00077948
|
enoximone
versus
placebo
|
Advanced CHF Subjects Previously Intolerant to Beta-Blocker Treatment
|
follow-up
n=-9/-9
Parallel groups
double blind
|
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