Accumulation of risk markers predicts the incidence of sudden death in patients with chronic heart failure

Abstract Background: Sudden death is common in chronic heart failure (CHF). Risk stratification is the first step for primary prevention. Aim: To evaluate the use of risk markers for estimating sudden death risk. Methods and results: We prospectively examined 680 stable patients with CHF. Risk marke...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of heart failure 2006-05, Vol.8 (3), p.237-242
Hauptverfasser:	Watanabe, Jun, Shinozaki, Tsuyoshi, Shiba, Nobuyuki, Fukahori, Kohei, Koseki, Yoshito, Karibe, Akihiko, Sakuma, Masahito, Miura, Masahito, Kagaya, Yutaka, Shirato, Kunio
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged brain natriuretic peptide Death, Sudden - etiology Diastole ejection fraction Female heart failure Heart Failure - complications Heart Failure - physiopathology Humans Incidence Male Middle Aged observational study Prospective Studies Risk risk markers Stroke Volume Ventricular Function, Left
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