Patterns of Change in Nesiritide Use in Patients With Heart Failure How Hospitals React to New Information
Partovian C, Li SX, Xu X, Lin H, Strait KM, Hwa J, Krumholz HM. Patterns of Change in Nesiritide Use in Patients With Heart Failure How Hospitals React to New Information. JACC Heart Failure 2013, 1: 318-324. PMID: 24621935, PMCID: PMC5322944, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2013.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failureNesiritide useHospital characteristicsHospital groupDecompensated heart failureProportion of hospitalizationsPatterns of changeMultivariate regression analysisPatient characteristicsEarly reliefHospital patternsHospitalTeaching statusPremier databaseMedical evidenceHospitalizationPatientsRegression analysisSafety concernsLow usersUse ratesGroupFailureFurther researchDyspnea