The heart failure epidemic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1807-1830

  Roger, Véronique L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Heart failure; Population studies

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIC; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SURVIVAL; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

HEART FAILURE; HUMANS;

EID: 77954556318     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7041807     Document Type: Review

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