Characteristics and outcomes among heart failure patients with anemia and renal insufficiency with and without blood transfusions (Public discharge data from California 2000-2006)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-73

  Kao, David P ^a   Kreso, Elma ^b   Fonarow, Gregg C ^b   Krantz, Mori J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Colorado Prevention Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMORBIDITY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 78650138371     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.08.046     Document Type: Article

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