Clinical characteristics, causes, adherence to heart failure treatment guidelines and mortality of patients with acute heart failure: the Groote Schuur Hospital experience

Background: There is limited information on acute heart failure (AHF) and the treatment thereof in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics, causes, adherence to heart failure (HF) treatment guidelines and mortality of patients presenting...

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Main Author: Szymanski, Patryk Zygmunt
Other Authors: Mayosi, Bongani M
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22820