Right ventricular ejection fraction b20% is an independent predictor of mortality but not of hospitalization in older systolic heart failure patients

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 120-125

  Meyer, Philippe ^a   Desai, Ravi V ^b   Mujib, Marjan ^c   Feller, Margaret A ^c   Adamopoulos, Chris ^d   Banach, MacIej ^e   Lainscak, Mitja ^f,g   Aban, Inmaculada ^c   White, Michel ^h   Aronow, Wilbert S ⁱ   Deedwania, Prakash ^j,k   Iskandrian, Ami E ^c   Ahmed, Ali ^c,k  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d PAPAGEORGIOU GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^f University of Golnik   (Slovenia)

^g CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^h MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

ⁱ NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Heart failure; Morbidity; Mortality; Older adults; Right ventricle

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC GATED IMAGING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH; SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE;

EID: 84859921194     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.05.046     Document Type: Article

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