International differences in clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes in acute heart failure patients: better short-term outcomes in patients enrolled in Eastern Europe and Russia in the PROTECT trial
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2014
Short description:
International differences in clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes in acute heart failure patients: better short-term outcomes in patients enrolled in Eastern Europe and Russia in the PROTECT trial / Mentz, R.j., Cotter, G., Cleland, J.g., Stevens, S.r., Chiswell, K., Davison, B.a., Teerlink, J.r., Metra, M., Voors, A.a., Grinfeld, L., Ruda, M., Mareev, V., Lotan, C., Bloomfield, D.m., Fiuzat, M., Givertz, M.m., Ponikowski, P., Massie, B.m., O'Connor, Cm.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. - ISSN 1388-9842. - 16:6(2014), pp. 614-624. [10.1002/ejhf.92]
abstract:
The implications of geographical variation are unknown following adjustment for hospital length of stay (LOS) in heart failure (HF) trials that included patients whether or not they had systolic dysfunction. We investigated regional differences in an international acute HF trial.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Acute heart failure; Global variation; Length of stay; Outcomes; Regional differences; Trial
List of contributors:
Mentz, Rj; Cotter, G; Cleland, Jg; Stevens, Sr; Chiswell, K; Davison, Ba; Teerlink, Jr; Metra, M; Voors, Aa; Grinfeld, L; Ruda, M; Mareev, V; Lotan, C; Bloomfield, Dm; Fiuzat, M; Givertz, Mm; Ponikowski, P; Massie, Bm; O'Connor, Cm.
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