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Multimorbidity in patients with heart failure from 11 Asian regions: A prospective cohort study using the ASIAN-HF registry.
PLoS medicine - 1 Mar 2018
Tromp Jasper, Tay Wan Ting, Ouwerkerk Wouter, Teng Tiew-Hwa Katherine, Yap Jonathan, MacDonald Michael R, Leineweber Kirsten, McMurray John J V, Zile Michael R, Anand Inder S, Richards A Mark, Lam Carolyn S P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Comorbidities are common in patients with heart failure (HF) and complicate treatment and outcomes. We identified patterns of multimorbidity in Asian patients with HF and their association with patients' quality of life (QoL) and health outcomes. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We used data on 6,480 patients with chronic HF (1,204 with preserved ejection fraction) enrolled between 1 October 2012 and 6 October...
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