Does quality of life evidence assist in the selection of patients for resynchronization therapy?

Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-76

  McCullough, Peter A ^a   Abraham, William T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization; Heart failure; Pacemaker; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SURVIVAL RATE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0038208378     PISSN: 13852264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023651326129     Document Type: Article

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