American Heart Journal
Volume 158, Issue 4 , Pages 644-652, October 2009

Characteristics and in-hospital outcomes for nonadherent patients with heart failure: Findings from Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure (GWTG-HF)

  • Amrut V. Ambardekar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Denver Health Medical Center and University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Amrut V. Ambardekar MD, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Denver, 12631 E. 17th Avenue, Room 7102, Campus Box B-130, Aurora, CO 80045.
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  • Gregg C. Fonarow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, Los Angeles, CA
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  • Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
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  • Wenqin Pan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC
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  • Clyde W. Yancy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas, TX
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  • Mori J. Krantz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Denver Health Medical Center and University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
    • Colorado Prevention Center, Denver, CO
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  • for the Get With the Guidelines Steering Committee and Hospitals

Received 30 May 2009; accepted 28 July 2009.

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 Dr. Hernandez received American Heart Association Pharmaceutical Roundtable grant 0675060N.

 Jack V. Tu, MD, PhD served as guest editor on this manuscript.

PII: S0002-8703(09)00613-9

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2009.07.034

American Heart Journal
Volume 158, Issue 4 , Pages 644-652, October 2009

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