The implications of geographical variation are unknown following adjustment for hospital length of stay (LOS) in heart failure (HF) trials that included patients whether or not they had systolic dysfunction. We investigated regional differences in an international acute HF trial.

International differences in clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes in acute heart failure patients: better short-term outcomes in patients enrolled in Eastern Europe and Russia in the PROTECT trial / Mentz, Rj; Cotter, G; Cleland, Jg; Stevens, Sr; Chiswell, K; Davison, Ba; Teerlink, Jr; Metra, M; Voors, Aa; Grinfeld, L; Ruda, M; Mareev, V; Lotan, C; Bloomfield, Dm; Fiuzat, M; Givertz, Mm; Ponikowski, P; Massie, Bm; O'Connor, Cm.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. - ISSN 1388-9842. - 16:6(2014), pp. 614-624. [10.1002/ejhf.92]

International differences in clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes in acute heart failure patients: better short-term outcomes in patients enrolled in Eastern Europe and Russia in the PROTECT trial

Metra M;
2014-01-01

Abstract

The implications of geographical variation are unknown following adjustment for hospital length of stay (LOS) in heart failure (HF) trials that included patients whether or not they had systolic dysfunction. We investigated regional differences in an international acute HF trial.
2014
Acute heart failure
Global variation
Length of stay
Outcomes
Regional differences
Trial
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