Geographic Differences in Patients in a Global Acute Heart Failure Clinical Trial (from the ASCEND-HF Trial)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1771-1778

  Metra, Marco ^a   Mentz, Robert J ^b   Hernandez, Adrian F ^b   Heizer, Gretchen M ^b   Armstrong, Paul W ^c   Clausell, Nadine ^d   Corbalan, Ramon ^e   Costanzo, Maria Rosa ^f   Dickstein, Kenneth ^g   Dunlap, Mark E ^h   Ezekowitz, Justin A ^c   Howlett, Jonathan G ⁱ   Komajda, Michel ^j   Krum, Henry ^k   Lombardi, Carlo ^a   Fonarow, Gregg C ^l   McMurray, John J V ^m   Nieminen, Markku S ⁿ   Swedberg, Karl ^o   Voors, Adriaan A ^p   Starling, Randall C ^q   Teerlink, John R ^r,s   O'Connor, Christopher M ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^e PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^f Advocate Heart Institute   (United States)

^g STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^h METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^j PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^k MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ Meilahti Hospital   (Finland)

^o UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^p UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^q LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^r UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^s SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDRALAZINE; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; NESIRITIDE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA PACIFIC; CENTRAL EUROPE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NORTH AMERICA; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; WESTERN EUROPE; ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEART FAILURE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TRENDS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84963945225     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.03.002     Document Type: Article

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