Physician management of patients with heart failure and normal versus decreased left ventricular systolic function

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 506-509

  Fleg, Jerome L ^a   Kitzman, Dalane W ^b   Aronow, Wilbert S ^b   Rich, Michael W ^b   Gardin, Julius M ^b   Slone, Stacey A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0032519763     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00941-7     Document Type: Article

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