Outcomes after emergency department discharge with a primary diagnosis of heart failure

American Heart Journal

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 714-719

  Rame, J Eduardo ^a   Sheffield, Michael A ^a   Dries, Daniel L ^a,b   Gardner, Elizabeth B ^c   Toto, Kathleen H ^c   Yancy, Clyde W ^b   Drazner, Mark H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c PARKLAND HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0034807026     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.118473     Document Type: Article

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