Potential clinical applications of the heartmate II risk score

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 322-324

  Levy, Wayne C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

heart failure; left ventricular assist device; mortality; risk

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE; WARFARIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DRUG USE; HEART FAILURE; HEARTMATE II RISK SCORE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MORTALITY; NOTE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 84872344304     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.020     Document Type: Editorial

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