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Prognostic influence of psychofunctional status and comorbidity in very old cardiovascular patients admitted to the intensive care unit

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  1. Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Calle Diego de León No 62, 28006, Madrid, Spain

    Ramón Puchades

  2. Instituto Mixto de Investigación Biosanitaria de la Defensa (IMIDEF), Glorieta del Ejército 1, 28047, Madrid, Spain

    Ramón Puchades, Carlos Gutiérrez & Ricardo Navarro

  3. Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario La Princesa, Madrid, Spain

    Begoña González

  4. Preventive Medicine Service, Hospital Universitario Gómez-Ulla, Madrid, Spain

    Carlos Gutiérrez

  5. Anesthesiology and Resuscitation Service, Hospital Universitario Gómez-Ulla, Madrid, Spain

    Ricardo Navarro

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Puchades, R., González, B., Gutiérrez, C. et al. Prognostic influence of psychofunctional status and comorbidity in very old cardiovascular patients admitted to the intensive care unit. Intensive Care Med 42, 293–294 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-015-4116-3

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