Clinical Implications of Cluster Analysis-Based Classification of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure and Correlation with Bedside Hemodynamic Profiles.

BACKGROUND:Classification of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is based on subjective criteria that crudely capture disease heterogeneity. Improved phenotyping of the syndrome may help improve therapeutic strategies. OBJECTIVE:To derive cluster analysis-based groupings for patients hospitaliz...

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Main Authors: Tariq Ahmad, Nihar Desai, Francis Wilson, Phillip Schulte, Allison Dunning, Daniel Jacoby, Larry Allen, Mona Fiuzat, Joseph Rogers, G Michael Felker, Christopher O'Connor, Chetan B Patel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4739604?pdf=render