Quality of life and cost for patients with premature ventricular contractions by radiofrequency catheter ablation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 343-350

  Huang, Cong Xin ^a   Liang, Jin Jun ^a   Yang, Bo ^a   Jiang, Hong ^a   Tang, Qi Zhu ^a   Liu, Xiu Juan ^a   Wan, Wei Guo ^a   Jian, Xiao Li ^a  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cost; Premature ventricular contractions; Quality of life; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETREATMENT; SCREENING; SYMPTOM; THERAPY RESISTANCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHINA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 33645721415     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00351.x     Document Type: Article

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