Geographic variations of acute heart failure syndromes: The importance of clinical registries

American Heart Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-2

  Ventura, Hector O ^a   Gaddam, Krishna K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INOTROPIC AGENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART FAILURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE REGISTRY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; REGISTRIES; SYNDROME; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79960158752     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.03.034     Document Type: Editorial

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