Comparison of six-month outcomes and hospitalization rates in heart failure patients with and without preserved left ventricular ejection fraction and with and without intraventricular conduction defect

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 256-259

  Danciu, Sorin C ^a   Gonzalez, Joaquin ^a   Gandhi, Nirav ^a   Sadhu, Srikanth ^a   Herrera, Cesar J ^a   Kehoe, Richard ^a  

^a ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 31344454320     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.08.031     Document Type: Article

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