Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 476-481 , August 2007

Heart Failure Mortality in Southeast Asian Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction

  • Swee-Chong Seow, MBBS, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • From the Heart Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Swee-Chong Seow, MBBS, MRCP, Cardiac Department, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Level 3 Main Building, National University Hospital, Singapore 119074.
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  • Ping Chai, MBBS, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • From the Heart Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore
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  • Yian-Ping Lee, MBBS, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • From the Heart Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore
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  • Yiong-Huak Chan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Biostatistics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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  • Bernard W.K. Kwok, MBBS, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • National Heart Center, Singapore
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  • Tiong-Cheng Yeo, MBBS, MRCP

      Affiliations

    • From the Heart Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore
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  • Boon-Lock Chia, MBBS, FRCP

      Affiliations

    • From the Heart Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore

Received 13 September 2006 ,Revised 13 March 2007 ,Accepted 19 March 2007.

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 Sources of funding: None.Conflict of interest: None.

PII: S1071-9164(07)00101-7

doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2007.03.010

Journal of Cardiac Failure
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 476-481 , August 2007

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