Diagnosis of elderly patients with heart failure

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1097-1103

  Manzano, Luis ^a   Escobar, Carlos ^b   Cleland, John G F ^c   Flather, Marcus ^d  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Echocardiogram; Elderly; Heart failure; Natriuretic peptides

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE;

ALGORITHM; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; PAROXYSMAL DYSPNEA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDES;

EID: 84866693832     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs109     Document Type: Review

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