Need for a unified decision-making tool for ultrafiltration therapy in heart failure; call for action

American Heart Journal

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 505-507

  Kazory, Amir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE; ACUTE HEART FAILURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; ULTRAFILTRATION THERAPY;

DECISION MAKING; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 77950174805     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.01.009     Document Type: Editorial

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