Impact of medical treatment on lung diffusion capacity in elderly patients with heart failure: Baseline characteristics and 1-year follow up after medical treatment

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 453-457

  Petersen, Claus Leth ^a   Kjær, Andreas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Elderly; Heart failure; KCO; LVEF; Medical treatment

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13844276548     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.12.018     Document Type: Article

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