The Tailored Medical Therapy in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure Referred for Cardiac Transplantation

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1999-2000

  Campana, C ^a   Alessandrino, G ^a   Striuli, L ^a   Agnesina, L ^a   Dequarti, M C ^a   Ghio, S ^a   Scelsi, L ^a   Tavazzi, L ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; NEUROHORMONE; NITRATE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

ADULT; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROGNOSIS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 48049120448     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.05.044     Document Type: Article

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