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Clinical implications of chronic heart failure phenotypes defined by cluster analysis.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 28 Oct 2014
Ahmad Tariq, Pencina Michael J, Schulte Phillip J, O'Brien Emily, Whellan David J, Piña Ileana L, Kitzman Dalane W, Lee Kerry L, O'Connor Christopher M, Felker G Michael
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Classification of chronic heart failure (HF) is on the basis of criteria that may not adequately capture disease heterogeneity. Improved phenotyping may help inform research and therapeutic strategies. OBJECTIVES: This study used cluster analysis to explore clinical phenotypes in chronic HF patients. METHODS: A cluster analysis was performed on 45 baseline clinical variables from 1,619 participants in...
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