American Heart Journal
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 250-257, August 2003

Most hospitalized older persons do not meet the enrollment criteria for clinical trials in heart failure☆

  • Frederick A Masoudi, MD, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colo, USA
    • University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo, USA
    • Colorado Foundation for Medical Care, Aurora, Colo, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Frederick A. Masoudi, MD, MSPH, Division of Cardiology, Denver Health Medical Center, 777 Bannock St, MC 0960, Denver, CO 80204, USA.
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  • Edward P Havranek, MD

      Affiliations

    • Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colo, USA
    • University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo, USA
    • Colorado Foundation for Medical Care, Aurora, Colo, USA
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  • Pam Wolfe, MA, MS

      Affiliations

    • Colorado Foundation for Medical Care, Aurora, Colo, USA
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  • Cary P Gross, MD

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA
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  • Saif S Rathore, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA
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  • John F Steiner, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo, USA
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  • Diana L Ordin, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Boston, Mass, USA
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  • Harlan M Krumholz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA

Received 8 July 2002; accepted 16 October 2002.

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☆ Dr Masoudi is supported by NIH Research Career Award K08-AG01011. Dr Gross is supported by a Cancer Prevention, Control and Polulation Sciences Career Development Award (1K07CA-90402) and the Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center at Yale University (P30AG21342).

PII: S0002-8703(03)00189-3

doi:10.1016/S0002-8703(03)00189-3

American Heart Journal
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 250-257, August 2003

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