Incremental Prognostic Value of Conventional Echocardiography in Patients with Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure

Abstract Background: Acutely decompensated heart failure (ADHF) presents high morbidity and mortality in spite of therapeutic advance. Identifying factors of worst prognosis is important to improve assistance during the hospital phase and follow-up after discharge. The use of echocardiography for d...

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Main Authors: Fabio Luis de Jesus Soares, Janine Magalhães Garcia de Oliveira, Gabriel Neimann da Cunha Freire, Lucas Carvalho Andrade, Marcia Maria Noya-Rabelo, Luis Claudio Lemos Correia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2017-11-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2017005022104&lng=en&tlng=en