Patterns of beta-blocker intensification in ambulatory heart failure patients and short-term association with hospitalization

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Allen, Larry A ^a   Magid, David J ^b   Zeng, Chan ^b   Peterson, Pamela N ^c   Clarke, Christina L ^b   Shetterly, Susan ^b   Brand, David W ^b   Masoudi, Frederick A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta blocker ( blocker); Heart failure; Outcomes; Pharmacology; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACEBUTOLOL; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CARVEDILOL; LABETALOL; METOPROLOL; METOPROLOL SUCCINATE; METOPROLOL TARTRATE; SOTALOL; TIMOLOL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; COLORADO; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862259916     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712261     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2261-12-43     Document Type: Article

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