Clinical features of heart failure hospitalization in younger and elderly patients in Taiwan

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 597-604

  Tseng, Chin Hsiao ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Heart failure; Hospitalization; In hospital mortality; Medical expense

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955629997     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2010.02447.x     Document Type: Article

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