Causes and Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Admitted with or for Heart Failure at a Tertiary Hospital in Brazil

Causes and Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients Admitted with or for Heart Failure at a Tertiary Hospital in Brazil

Abstract Background: Although heart failure (HF) has high morbidity and mortality, studies in Latin America on causes and predictors of in-hospital mortality are scarce. We also do not know the evolution of patients with compensated HF hospitalized for other reasons. Objective: To identify causes...

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Main Authors: André Wajner, Priccila Zuchinali, Vírgilio Olsen, Carisi A. Polanczyk, Luis Eduardo Rohde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2017-09-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart Failure
Hospital Mortality
Demographic Aging
Hospitals, Public
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