Life expectancy after an index hospitalization for patients with heart failure: A population-based study

American Heart Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 324-331

  Ko, Dennis T ^a,b   Alter, David A ^b,c   Austin, Peter C ^b   You, John J ^b   Lee, Douglas S ^b,d   Qiu, Feng ^b   Stukel, Therese A ^b,e   Tu, Jack V ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^e DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 38349034540     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2007.08.036     Document Type: Article

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