Incidence and predictors of hospitalization or death in patients managed in multidisciplinary heart failure clinics

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 413-419

  Gustafsson, Finn ^a   Schou, Morten ^b   Videbæk, Lars ^c   Dridi, Nadia ^d   Ryde, Henrik ^e   Handberg, Jens ^f   Hildebrandt, Per R ^g  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AMAGER HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e SLAGELSE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^g GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Admission; Aged 80 and older; Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; Beta blocker; Case management; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIVITAMIN K; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CREATININE; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OVERLOAD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL RATE; SYSTOLE; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 66249126799     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp025     Document Type: Article

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