Home inotropic therapy in advanced heart failure: Cost analysis and clinical outcomes

Chest

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1298-1303

  Harjai, Kishore J ^a   Mehra, Mandeep R ^a   Ventura, Hector O ^a   Lapeyre, Yvette M ^a   Murgo, Joseph P ^a   Stapleton, Dwight D ^a   Smart, Frank W ^a  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical outcomes; Heart failure; Inotropic agents

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; INOTROPIC AGENT; MILRINONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030719425     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.112.5.1298     Document Type: Article

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