Spinal cord stimulation has proven benefit on pain and quality of life in patients with angina pectoris when less invasive therapies have failed

Neuromodulation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 314-319

  Andersen, Claus ^a   Enggaard, Thomas P ^a   Scherer, Christian ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Intractable angina pectoris; Quality of life; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANGINA PECTORIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTRACTABLE PAIN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOTTINGHAM EXTENDED ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELEMETRY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT FAILURE; WELLBEING;

EID: 33748750066     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2006.00073.x     Document Type: Review

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