Gender differences in the management and outcome of atrial fibrillation complicating acute heart failure

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 431-437

  Gevaert, Sofie A ^a   De Bacquer, Dirk ^b   Willems, Anne Marie ^c   Vande Kerckhove, Barbara ^c   Weytjens, Caroline ^d   Van Camp, Guy ^d   De Sutter, Johan ^b,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Maria Middelares Hospital   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute heart failure; atrial fibrillation; gender

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; ACUTE DISEASE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEART FAILURE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; REGISTER; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TRENDS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901795199     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2014.03.004     Document Type: Article

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