학술논문
Effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy on 30-day outcome in patient > or = 65 years of age with chronic congestive heart failure.
Document Type
Journal Article
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Subject
*ACE inhibitors
*CONGESTIVE heart failure
*DISEASES in older people
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ISSN
0002-9149
Abstract
Patients discharged from the hospital on an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor had a significant decrease in 30-day death or readmission (by 30% in 1,195 unselected Medicare patients hospitalized with congestive heart failure). Other independent predictors of poor outcome determined by multivariate analysis included history of congestive heart failure, male gender, increased number of comorbidities, higher serum blood urea nitrogen, and lower serum sodium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]