Predictors of mortality and hospitalization for cardiac causes in patients with heart failure and nonischemic heart disease: A subanalysis of the ALPHA study

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Anselmino, Matteo ^a   De Ferrari, Gaetano M ^b   Massa, Riccardo ^a   Manca, Lorenzo ^c   Tritto, Massimo ^d   Molon, Giulio ^e   Curnis, Antonio ^f   Devecchi, Paolo ^g   Braga, Simona Sarzi ^h   Bartesaghi, Giorgio ⁱ   Klersy, Catherine ^b   Accardi, Francesco ^j   Salerno Uriarte, Jorge A ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c Divisione di Cardiologia   (Italy)

^d Istituto Clinico Mater Domini   (Italy)

^e SACRO CUORE DON CALABRIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^h IRCCS   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^j Dipartimento Clinico   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Dilated cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Nonischemic heart disease; Predictor analysis; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 60849101836     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.02286.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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