Digoxin treatment in heart failure - Unveiling risk by cluster analysis of DIG data

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 264-269

  Ather, Sameer ^a   Peterson, Leif E ^b   Divakaran, Vijay G ^a   Deswal, Anita ^a,c   Ramasubbu, Kumudha ^a,c   Giorgberidze, Irakli ^a,c   Blaustein, Alvin ^a,c   Wehrens, Xander H T ^a   Mann, Douglas L ^d   Bozkurt, Biykem ^a,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Digoxin; Heart failure

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEART SOUND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIGOXIN; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960566228     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.04.021     Document Type: Article

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