Long-term effects of spinal cord stimulation and coronary artery bypass grafting on quality of life and survival in the ESBY study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 1938-1945

  Ekre, Olof ^a   Eliasson, T ^a   Norrsell, H ^a   Wahrborg P ^a   Mannheimer, C ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Angina; Bypass; Electrical stimulation; Follow up studies; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036899527     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2002.3286     Document Type: Article

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