The role of pre-hospital management in acute heart failure

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 287-289

  Harjola, Pia ^a   Tolonen, Jukka ^a,b   Boyd, James ^a,b   Mattila, Juho ^b   Koski, Reijo ^b   Palomäki, Ari ^c,d   Kuisma, Markku ^a,b   Harjola, Veli Pekka ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d KANTA HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE PLUS SALBUTAMOL; METOPROLOL; MORPHINE; NITRATE; OXYGEN;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; AGED; BREATHING RATE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RESUSCITATION; SYMPTOM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ACUTE DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 85011601696     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: 18790844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.712     Document Type: Letter

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