title: Association of serum bicarbonate with long-term outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Nassif
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Novak
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States. Electronic address: mrich@wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Rich
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000097:blood*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001639:Bicarbonates; D015415:Biomarkers
keywords: Biomarkers; Heart failure; Mortality; Readmissions; Serum bicarbonate