Anaemia is associated with higher mortality among patients with heart failure with preserved systolic function

Heart

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 780-784

  Grigorian Shamagian, L ^a   Varela Roman, A ^a   Garcia Acuna J M ^a   Mazon Ramos, P ^a   Virgos Lamela, A ^a   Gonzalez Juanatey, Jose R ^a  

^a Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

AGED; ANEMIA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLE;

EID: 33744470849     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.064394     Document Type: Article

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