Precipitating factors leading to decompensation of chronic heart failure in the elderly patient in South-American community hospital

Journal of Geriatric Cardiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-14

  Diaz, Alejandro ^a   Ciocchini, Cleto ^a   Esperatti, Mariano ^a   Becerra, Alberto ^a   Mainardi, Sabrina ^a   Farah, Alejandro ^a  

^a HOSPITAL PRIVADO DE COMUNIDAD   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Elderly patient; Exacerbation; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CORONARY RISK; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOUTH AMERICA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 79953808548     PISSN: 16715411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1263.2011.00012     Document Type: Article

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