American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 12 , Pages 1693-1697, 15 December 2008

Influence of Hospital Length of Stay for Heart Failure on Quality of Care

  • Mori J. Krantz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology Division, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
    • Colorado Prevention Center, Denver, Colorado
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 303-436-7818; fax: 303-436-7739
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  • Justin Tanner, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver and the Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
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  • Tamara B. Horwich, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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  • Clyde Yancy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas, Texas
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  • Nancy M. Albert, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Adrian F. Hernandez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • David Dai, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Duke Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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  • Gregg C. Fonarow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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  • Get With the Guidelines Steering Committee and Hospitals

Received 3 May 2008; received in revised form 5 August 2008; accepted 5 August 2008. published online 02 October 2008.

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 The Get With the Guidelines Heart Failure Program was sponsored by the American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas, which received funding from GlaxoSmithKline, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

PII: S0002-9149(08)01392-1

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.08.015

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 102, Issue 12 , Pages 1693-1697, 15 December 2008

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