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Persistent pulmonary congestion before discharge predicts rehospitalization in heart failure: a lung ultrasound study

BACKGROUND: B-lines evaluated by lung ultrasound (LUS) are the sonographic sign of pulmonary congestion, a major predictor of morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure (HF). Our aim was to assess the prognostic value of B-lines at discharge to predict rehospitalization at 6 months in pa...

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Autores principales: Gargani, Luna, Pang, P. S., Frassi, F., Miglioranza, M.H., Dini, F. L., Landi, P., Picano, E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4558829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26337295
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12947-015-0033-4

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