Lifetime analysis of hospitalizations and survival of patients newly admitted with heart failure

Circulation: Heart Failure

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 414-421

  Chun, Soohun ^a   Tu, Jack V ^a,b,c   Wijeysundera, Harindra C ^a,b,c   Austin, Peter C ^a,b   Wang, Xuesong ^a,b   Levy, Daniel ^a,b   Lee, Douglas S ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Institute for Health Policy   (United States)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Epidemiology; Health services research; Heart failure; Hospital readmission; Myocardial ischemia; Population; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; ONTARIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84864200558     PISSN: 19413289     EISSN: 19413297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.111.964791     Document Type: Article

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