Congestive heart failure in old age: Prevalence, mechanisms and 4-year prognosis in the Helsinki Ageing Study

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 241, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 387-394

  Kupari, M ^a   Lindroos, M ^a   Iivanainen, A M ^a   Heikkila J ^a   Tilvis, R ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

heart failure; left ventricular function; old age; prognosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031010013     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1997.129150000.x     Document Type: Article

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