Characterization of acute heart failure hospitalizations in a Portuguese cardiology department

Introduction and Aims: We describe the clinical characteristics, management and outcomes of patients hospitalized with acute heart failure in a south-west European cardiology department. We sought to identify the determinants of length of stay and heart failure rehospitalization or death during a 12...

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Main Authors: Ana Catarina Pinho-Gomes, José Silva Cardoso, Luís Filipe Azevedo, Rui Almeida, Teresa Pinho, Maria Júlia Maciel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-07-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255113001236