American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 1 , Pages 84-91 , January 2006

Overview of acute decompensated heart failure in Argentina: Lessons learned from 5 registries during the last decade

  • Eduardo R. Perna, MD

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Cardiologia “Juana F. Cabral,” Corrientes, Argentina
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Eduardo R. Perna, MD, Instituto de Cardiología “Juana F. Cabral,” Bolivar 1334, Corrientes 3.400, Argentina.
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  • Alejandro Barbagelata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Liliana Grinfeld, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • ,
  • Marta García Ben, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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  • Juan P. Címbaro Canella, MD

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Cardiologia “Juana F. Cabral,” Corrientes, Argentina
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  • Pablo A. Bayol, MD

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Cardiologia “Juana F. Cabral,” Corrientes, Argentina
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  • Alvaro Sosa Liprandi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Instituto de Alta Complejidad Médica, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Received 16 December 2004 ,Accepted 1 March 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.03.010

American Heart Journal
Volume 151, Issue 1 , Pages 84-91 , January 2006

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