Trial-generated profiles for implantation of electrical devices in outpatients with heart failure: Real-world prevalence and 1-year outcome

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-91

  Boriani, Giuseppe ^a   Rapezzi, Claudio ^a   Diemberger, Igor ^a   Gonzini, Lucio ^b   Gorini, Marco ^b   Lucci, Donata ^b   Sinagra, Gianfranco ^c   Cooke, Robin M T ^a   Di Pasquale, Giuseppe ^d   Tavazzi, Luigi ^e   Maggioni, Aldo P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ANMCO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Defibrillator; Guidelines; Heart failure; Randomized controlled trials; Registry

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE REGISTRY; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 77149143837     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2008.01118.x     Document Type: Review

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