The independent effects of left ventricular ejection fraction on short- term outcomes and resource utilization following hospitalization for heart failure

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 184-190

  Harjai, Kishore J ^a   Nunez, Eduardo ^a   Turgut, Tansel ^a   Shah, Mehul P ^a   Humphrey, J Stewart ^a   Newman, Jeff ^a   Cheirif, Jorge ^a   Smart, Frank W ^a   Ventura, Hector O ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Left ventricular ejection fraction; Resource utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SHOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033047363     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960220306     Document Type: Article

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