Usefulness of serum albumin concentration for in-hospital risk stratification in frail, elderly patients with acute heart failure. Insights from a prospective, monocenter study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-267

  Arques, Stephane ^a   Roux, Emmanuel ^a   Sbragia, Pascal ^b   Gelisse, Richard ^a   Pieri, Bertrand ^a   Ambrosi, Pierre ^b  

^a Aubagne Hospital   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Acute heart failure; Albumin; Elderly; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT; NITRATE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 40849126687     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.07.094     Document Type: Article

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