Acute heart failure in elderly patients: worse outcomes and differential utility of standard prognostic variables. Insights from the PROTECT trial
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2015
Abstract:
Previous heart failure (HF) trials suggested that age influences patient characteristics and outcome; however, under-representation of elderly patients has limited characterization of this cohort. Whether standard prognostic variables have differential utility in various age groups is unclear.
Tipologia CRIS:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
Acute heart failure; Age; Blood pressure; Elderly; Acute Disease; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Blood Pressure; Diuretics; Double-Blind Method; Female; Heart Failure; Hospitalization; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Severity of Illness Index; Sodium; Treatment Outcome; Xanthines
Elenco autori:
Metra, Marco; Mentz, Robert J; Chiswell, Karen; Bloomfield, Daniel M; Cleland, John G F; Cotter, Gad; Davison, Beth A; Dittrich, Howard C; Fiuzat, Mona; Givertz, Michael M; Lazzarini, Valentina; Mansoor, George A; Massie, Barry M; Ponikowski, Piotr; Teerlink, John R; Voors, Adriaan A; O'Connor, Christopher M
Link alla scheda completa:
Pubblicato in: