American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 2 , Pages 322-328 , August 2008

Short-term mortality and cost associated with cardiac device implantation in patients hospitalized with heart failure

  • Jason Swindle, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Outcomes Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
    • ,
  • Thomas E. Burroughs, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Outcomes Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
    • ,
  • Mark A. Schnitzler, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Outcomes Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
    • ,
  • Paul J. Hauptman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Outcomes Research, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Paul J. Hauptman, MD, Division of Cardiology, Saint Louis University Hospital 3635 Vista Ave, St Louis, MO 63110.

Received 7 January 2008 ,Accepted 3 April 2008.

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 The study is supported in part by National Institutes of Health RO1-AG021515 (Dr P Hauptman).

 Dr Hauptman: Grant support from the National Institutes of Health; local site coinvestigator on the SCD-HeFT trial. Mr Swindle: No relevant financial relationships. Dr Burroughs: No relevant financial relationships. Dr Schnitzler: No relevant financial relationships.

PII: S0002-8703(08)00276-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.04.003

American Heart Journal
Volume 156, Issue 2 , Pages 322-328 , August 2008

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