Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 46-53 , January 2008

Pulmonary edema prognostic score predicts in-hospital mortality risk in patients with acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema

  • Marcin Fiutowski, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Jonscher Hospital, Milionowa 14, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Marcin Fiutowski, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Jonscher Hospital, 93-113 Lódź, Milionowa 14, Poland.
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  • Tomasz Waszyrowski, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Jonscher Hospital, Milionowa 14, Poland
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  • Maria Krzemińska-Pakula, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • II Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Lódź, Biegański Hospital, Kniaziewicza 1/5, Poland.
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  • Jaroslaw D. Kasprzak, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • II Chair and Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Lódź, Biegański Hospital, Kniaziewicza 1/5, Poland.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2007.05.005

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 46-53 , January 2008

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