Age- and gender-specific risk of death after first hospitalization for heart failure

• Main Authors: Mosterd A (Author), de Bruin A (Author), Grobbee DE (Author), Reitsma JB (Author), Hoes AW (Author), Vaartjes I (Author), Bots ML (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hospitalization for heart failure (HF) is associated with high-in-hospital and short- and long-term post discharge mortality. Age and gender are important predictors of mortality in hospitalized HF patients. However, studies assessin...