title: Acute decompensated heart failure: an introduction.
authors.affiliation: Healthcare Sciences Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta. cjc@ucalgary.ca
authors.forename: Eldon R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain