Clinical features and outcomes of elderly outpatients with heart failure followed up in hospital cardiology units: Data from a large nationwide cardiology database (IN-CHF registry)

American Heart Journal

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 45-55

  Pulignano, Giovanni ^a   Del Sindaco, Donatella ^b   Tavazzi, Luigi ^c   Lucci, Donata ⁱ   Gorini, Marco ⁱ   Leggio, Francesco ^b   Porcu, Maurizio ^e   Scherillo, Marino ^f   Opasich, Cristina ^d   Di Lenarda, Andrea ^g   Senni, Michele ^h   Maggioni, Aldo Pietro ⁱ  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Department of Cardiology   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^d IRCCS   (Italy)

^e San Michele Hospital   (Italy)

^f MONALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

ⁱ ANMCO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 0036141041     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2002.119608     Document Type: Article

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