The risk of cardiovascular death in elderly patients with possible heart failure. Results from a 6-year follow-up of a Swedish primary care population

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-27

  Alehagen, U ^a   Lindstedt, G ^b   Levin, L A ^c   Dahlstrom U ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Ctr for Med Technology Assessment   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Elderly patients; Heart failure; Primary health care; Prognosis; Prognostic score

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; EVALUATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG BLOOD FLOW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MITRAL VALVE; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 16844367333     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.03.031     Document Type: Article

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