Persistence of the prognostic importance of left ventricular systolic function and heart failure after myocardial infarction: 17-year follow-up of the TRACE register

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 805-811

  Kümler, Thomas ^a   Gislason, Gunnar Hilmar ^a   Køber, Lars ^b   Torp Pedersen, Christian ^a  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Left ventricular systolic dysfunction; Myocardial infarction; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCREENING;

AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INDOLES; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SYSTOLE; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77955478916     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfq071     Document Type: Article

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