title: Clinical characteristics, treatment and survival in patients with systolic heart failure--comparative assessment of a Chinese and a German cohort.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Xiaotong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg and Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University of Würzburg, 97078 Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaspar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Hongmin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg and Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University of Würzburg, 97078 Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Störk
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg and Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University of Würzburg, 97078 Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ertl
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Jingmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China. Electronic address: bge@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
authors.forename: Junbo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Würzburg and Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University of Würzburg, 97078 Würzburg, Germany. Electronic address: angermann_c@klinik.uni-wuerzburg.de.
authors.forename: Christiane E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Angermann
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D019468:Disease Management; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D054143:Heart Failure, Systolic / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology*; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends
keywords: China; Germany; Healthcare system; Heart failure; Mortality; Therapy