Effect of radiofrequency catheter ablation on health-related quality of life and activities of daily living in patients with recurrent arrhythmias

Circulation

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1585-1591

  Bubien, Rosemary S ^a,b   Knotts Dolson, Susan M ^a   Plumb, Vance J ^a   Kay, G Neal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

ablation; arrhythmia; health status; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0029776399     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.94.7.1585     Document Type: Article

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