The impact of anemia on the prognosis of chronic heart failure: A meta-analysis and systemic review

Congestive Heart Failure

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 123-130

  He, Sheng Wen ^a,b   Wang, Le Xin ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WEIFANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ANEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANEMIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65749099164     PISSN: 15275299     EISSN: 17517133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7133.2008.00030.x     Document Type: Review

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