Survival and hospitalization in a nurse-led domiciliary intervention for elderly heart failure patients

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 470-475

  Rondinini, Lorenzo ^a   Coceani, Michele ^a   Borelli, Gabriele ^a   Guideri, Silvia ^a   Chini, Cristina ^a   Frediani, Maria Rosa ^a   Maccari, Mauro ^a   Mariotti, Rita ^a  

^a CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Domiciliary based strategy; Elderly; Heart failure; Nursing

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOLOGIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 42049106404     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3282f19350     Document Type: Article

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