Klein, Liviu <br/><br/>
Lower serum sodium is associated with increased short-term mortality in hospitalized patients with worsening heart failure: results from the Outcomes of a Prospective Trial of Intravenous Milrinone for Exacerbations of Chronic Heart Failure (OPTIME-CHF) study.  [electronic resource] 

 -  Circulation  May 2005 
 - 2454-60 p.  digital 
<br/><br/> Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1524-4539 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1161/01.CIR.0000165065.82609.3D  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Aged<br/>Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors--therapeutic use<br/>Cardiovascular Diseases<br/>Female<br/>Heart Failure--mortality<br/>Hospital Mortality<br/>Humans<br/>Length of Stay<br/>Male<br/>Middle Aged<br/>Milrinone--administration & dosage<br/>Predictive Value of Tests<br/>Prognosis<br/>Proportional Hazards Models<br/>Quality of Life<br/>Retrospective Studies<br/>Sodium--blood<br/>Treatment Outcome