Effective strategies in reducing rehospitalizations in patients with heart failure

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2016, Pages e799-e804

  Al Khazaali, Ali ^a   Arora, Rohit ^b   Helu, Hanan K ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^c Kaplan University   (United States)

Author keywords

heart failure; rehospitalization

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HOME MONITORING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MEDICAID; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QRS INTERVAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HOME CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; PATIENT READMISSION; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901890988     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000000065     Document Type: Article

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