Hospital Patterns of Use of Positive Inotropic Agents in Patients With Heart Failure

Objectives This study sought to determine hospital variation in the use of positive inotropic agents in patients with heart failure. Background Clinical guidelines recommend targeted use of positive inotropic agents in highly selected patients, but data are limited and the recommendations are not sp...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2012-10, Vol.60 (15), p.1402-1409
Hauptverfasser:	Partovian, Chohreh, MD, PhD, Gleim, Scott R., PhD, Mody, Purav S., MD, Li, Shu-Xia, PhD, Wang, Haiyan, MD, MS, Strait, Kelly M., MS, Allen, Larry A., MD, MHS, Lagu, Tara, MD, MPH, Normand, Sharon-Lise T., PhD, Krumholz, Harlan M., MD, SM
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cardiology Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiotonic Agents - therapeutic use Cardiovascular Classification Confidence intervals Cross-Sectional Studies Diagnosis related groups Dopamine DRGs Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act 1996-US Heart Heart failure Heart Failure - drug therapy Heart Failure - mortality Heart failure, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, cardiac enlargement Hospital Mortality - trends Hospitalization Hospitals Hospitals - standards Humans in-hospital mortality inotrope use Internal Medicine Length of Stay - trends Medical sciences Mortality Patients Pulmonary arteries Retrospective Studies Survival Rate - trends Transplants & implants United States - epidemiology variation in care
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