Basal functional status predicts three-month mortality after a heart failure hospitalization in elderly patients - The prospective RICA study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 127-131

  Formiga, Francesc ^a   Chivite, David ^a   Conde, Alicia ^b   Ruiz Laiglesia, Fernando ^c   Franco, Álvaro González ^d   Bocanegra, Carmen Pérez ^e   Manzano, Luis ^f   Pérez Barquero, Manuel Montero ^g  

^a Hospitalet de Llobregat   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barthel Index; Elderly; Functional status; Heart failure; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84894038038     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.169     Document Type: Article

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