Prevalence of impaired left ventricular systolic function and heart failure in a middle aged and elderly urban population segment of Copenhagen

Heart

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1422-1429

  Raymond, I ^a   Pedersen, F ^a   Steensgaard Hansen, F ^b   Green, A ^c   Busch Sorensen, M ^d   Tuxen, C ^a   Appel, J ^a   Jacobsen, J ^e   Atar, D ^a   Hildebrandt, P ^a  

^a FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e H:S Frederiksberg University Hospital ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0345688845     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.89.12.1422     Document Type: Article

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