title: Mortality rates are going down in clinical use of inotropics. Temporal trends for prognosis in acute decompensated heart failure (1992/1999-2005/ 2006).
authors.affiliation: Hospital Cotoxó - Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
authors.forename: Juliano N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.affiliation: Hospital Cotoxó - Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grossi
authors.affiliation: Hospital Cotoxó - Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Del Carlo
authors.affiliation: Hospital Cotoxó - Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cristina Martins
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: dos Reis
authors.affiliation: Hospital Cotoxó - Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Curiati
authors.affiliation: Hospital Cotoxó - Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ochiai
authors.affiliation: Hospital Cotoxó - Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Hospital Cotoxó - Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
authors.forename: Airton R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Scipioni
authors.affiliation: Hospital Cotoxó - Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antonio C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Pereira-Barretto
authors.affiliation: Hospital Cotoxó - Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kalil Filho
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents
keywords: Dobutamine; Inotropes; Mortality