The prognostic significance of heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction: A literature-based meta-analysis

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 855-862

  Somaratne, Jithendra B ^a   Berry, Colin ^b   McMurray, John J V ^c   Poppe, Katrina K ^a   Doughty, Robert N ^a   Whalley, Gillian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Meta analysis; Mortality; Preserved ejection fraction

Indexed keywords

CANDESARTAN; CARDIOTONIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; MALE; RISK;

AGED; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 69249128986     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp103     Document Type: Article

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