Prognostic Indicators. Useful for Clinical Care?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 343-344

  Gottlieb, Stephen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

heart failure; prognosis; statistical models

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC GROUP; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 58249093862     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.09.044     Document Type: Editorial

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