Intensified medical therapy and regional donor allocation in the management of patients with end stage heart failure;Stellenwert von therapieintensivierung und regionalisierter spenderherzallokation in der versorgung terminal herzinsuffizienter patienten

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 676-682

  Nagele H ^a   Dapper, F ^a   Rodiger W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Heart transplantation; Medical therapy; Waiting time

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; MOLSIDOMINE; NITRATE; PHENPROCOUMON; SPIRONOLACTONE; XIPAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; ORGAN DONOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROBABILITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TISSUE DONORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0031660836     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003920050226     Document Type: Article

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