Trends in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

A. Steinberg, Benjamin; Zhao, Xin; A. Heidenreich, Paul; D. Peterson, Eric; L. Bhatt, Deepak; P. Cannon, Christopher; F. Hernandez, Adrian; C. Fonarow, Gregg

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.111.080770

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Trends in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

Published in Circulation • May 22, 2012

Authors:

Benjamin A. Steinberg

Xin Zhao

Paul A. Heidenreich

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (EF) is a common syndrome, but trends in treatments and outcomes are lacking. METHODS AND RESULTS: We analyzed data from 275 hospitals in Get With the Guidelines-Heart Failure from January 2005 to October 2010. Patients were stratified by EF...

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Medicine

Ejection fraction

Cardiology

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