Systolic function, readmission rates, and survival among consecutively hospitalized patients with congestive heart failure

American Heart Journal

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 728-736

  McDermott, M M ^a   Feinglass, J ^a   Lee, P I ^a   Mehta, S ^a   Schmitt, B ^a   Lefevre, F ^a   Gheorghiade, M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; SYSTOLE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030713331     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(97)70057-7     Document Type: Article

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