Abstract
In this study of 501 patients aged > or =70 years hospitalized with congestive heart failure, 34.1% had normal left ventricular systolic function. Reduced left ventricular ejection fraction was an independent predictor of an adverse prognosis at 3 months but not at 1 year.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Cohort Studies
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Forecasting
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Heart Failure / physiopathology*
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Hospitalization
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Humans
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Male
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Myocardial Contraction
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Patient Readmission
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Prognosis
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Prospective Studies
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Stroke Volume / physiology*
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Survival Rate
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Systole
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Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / physiopathology*
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Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*