Research article summary (published 29 Sep 2009):

Understanding heart failure through the HF-ACTION baseline characteristics.

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Author/s: O'Connor, Christopher M (CM); Whellan, David J (DJ); HF-ACTION Investigators;

Affiliation: Duke University Medical Center and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC 27705, USA. oconn002(-atsign-)mc.duke.edu

Grants: 5U01HL063747 (Agency:NHLBI NIH HHS) ; 5U01HL064250 (Agency:NHLBI NIH HHS) ; 5U01HL064257 (Agency:NHLBI NIH HHS) ; 5U01HL064264 (Agency:NHLBI NIH HHS) ; 5U01HL064265 (Agency:NHLBI NIH HHS) ; 5U01HL066461 (Agency:NHLBI NIH HHS) ; 5U01HL066482 (Agency:NHLBI NIH HHS) ; 5U01HL066491 (Agency:NHLBI NIH HHS) ; 5U01HL066494 (Agency:NHLBI NIH HHS) ; 5U01HL066497 (Agency:NHLBI NIH HHS) ; 5U01HL066501 (Agency:NHLBI NIH HHS) ; 5U01HL068973 (Agency:NHLBI NIH HHS) ; 5U01HL068980 (Agency:NHLBI NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Introductory Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Journal: American heart journal (Am Heart J), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 158 (issue 4 Suppl) : pp S1-5

Dates: Created 2009/09/28; Completed 2009/10/29;

PMID: 19782783, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/29/2009, IMS Date: )

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Data Collection - statistics & numerical data Exercise Therapy Female Heart Failure - mortality; physiopathology; rehabilitation Heart Ventricles - physiopathology Humans

Humans Male Multicenter Studies as Topic Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic - statistics & numerical data Research Design Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - physiopathology; rehabilitation

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