Influence of socioeconomic status on therapy and prognosis after an acute heart failure episode

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 12;168(5):4985-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.131. Epub 2013 Aug 12.

Authors

Paulo Bettencourt¹, Patrícia Lourenço, Ana Azevedo

Affiliation

¹ Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar São João, Portugal; Departamento de Medicina da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Portugal; Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: pbettfer@med.up.pt.

PMID: 23948109
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.131

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Heart Failure / mortality
Heart Failure / therapy*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Portugal / epidemiology
Prognosis
Risk Factors
Social Class*