Association of serum bicarbonate with long-term outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Dec 15;177(2):673-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.166. Epub 2014 Oct 5.

Authors

Michael E Nassif¹, Eric Novak¹, Michael W Rich²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.
² Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States. Electronic address: mrich@wustl.edu.

PMID: 25449480
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.09.166

No abstract available

Keywords: Biomarkers; Heart failure; Mortality; Readmissions; Serum bicarbonate.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bicarbonates / blood*
Biomarkers / blood
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Failure / blood*
Heart Failure / diagnosis*
Heart Failure / mortality
Hospitalization / trends*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Survival Rate / trends
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Bicarbonates
Biomarkers