Predictors of hospital length of stay in heart failure: Findings from get with the guidelines

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 649-656

  Whellan, David J ^a   Zhao, Xin ^b   Hernandez, Adrian F ^b   Liang, Li ^b   Peterson, Eric D ^b   Bhatt, Deepak L ^c   Heidenreich, Paul A ^d   Schwamm, Lee H ^e   Fonarow, Gregg C ^f  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart failure; length of stay; morbidity; registries; risk factors

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; TROPONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; VITAL SIGN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79960989577     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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