Clinical outcome of patients with chronic heart failure followed in a specialized heart failure center

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 468-473

  Gotsman, Israel ^a,b   Zwas, Donna ^a,b   Zemora, Zehava ^b   Jabara, Refat ^a,b   Admon, Dan ^a   Lotan, Chaim ^a   Keren, Andre ^a,b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Hospitalization; Outcome; Specialized heart failure centers

Indexed keywords

SODIUM; UREA;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SODIUM RESTRICTION; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; CARDIAC CARE FACILITIES; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COUNSELING; DIET; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CARE;

EID: 80052523042     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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