Temporal variation of heart failure hospitalization: Does it exist?

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 211-218

  Boari, Benedetta ^a   Mari, Elisa ^a   Fabbian, Fabio ^a   Pala, Marco ^a   Tiseo, Ruana ^a   Gallerani, Massimo ^a   Manfredini, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronobiology; Heart failure; Hospitalization; Outcome, clinical; Seasons

Indexed keywords

AORTA ANEURYSM; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIAC PATIENT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; WINTER;

CHRONOBIOLOGY PHENOMENA; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; SEASONS;

EID: 84855540348     PISSN: 15306550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3909/ricm0579     Document Type: Review

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