Outpatient cardiac infusion units: Impact in elderly patients with refractory heart failure

American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 188-193

  Lopez Candales A ^a   Carron, C ^a   Graham, S ^a   Schwartz, J ^a  

^a BUFFALO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; HYDRALAZINE PLUS ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; INOTROPIC AGENT; MILRINONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT;

EID: 0034945529     PISSN: 10767460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1076-7460.2001.00813.x     Document Type: Article

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