Mortality rates are going down in clinical use of inotropics. Temporal trends for prognosis in acute decompensated heart failure (1992/1999-2005/ 2006)

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Aug 20;175(3):584-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.06.011. Epub 2014 Jun 27.
No abstract available

Keywords: Dobutamine; Inotropes; Mortality.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cardiotonic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Heart Failure / diagnosis
  • Heart Failure / drug therapy*
  • Heart Failure / mortality*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mortality / trends*
  • Prognosis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Cardiotonic Agents