Clinical characteristics, management, and prognosis of octogenarians with acute heart failure admitted to cardiology wards: Results from the Italian Survey on Acute Heart Failure

American Heart Journal

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 126-132

  Miani, Daniela ^a   Fresco, Claudio ^a   Lucci, Donata ^b   Albanese, Maria Cecilia ^a   Gonzini, Lucio ^b   Fioretti, Paolo Maria ^a   Maggioni, Aldo P ^b   Tavazzi, Luigi ^c  

^a SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b ANMCO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^c GVM Hospitals of Care and Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INOTROPIC AGENT; NITRATE; TROPONIN;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANEMIA; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; ITALY; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; WARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67049136065     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.04.011     Document Type: Article

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