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Rapid 5 lb weight gain is not associated with readmission in patients with heart failure

AIMS: Heart failure (HF) patients are taught to identify a rapid 5 lb body‐weight gain for early detection of cardiac decompensation. Few data support this common advice. The study aim was to determine whether a 5 lb weight gain in 1 week and signs and symptoms of HF increased risk for unplanned phy...

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Autores principales: Howie‐Esquivel, Jill, Dracup, Kathleen, Whooley, Mary A., McCulloch, Charles, Jin, Chengshi, Moser, Debra K., Clark, Robyn A., Pelter, Michele M., Biddle, Martha, Park, Linda G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6351885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30353706
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12370