Quality of Life in Patients With Signs and Symptoms of Heart Failure-Does Systolic Function Matter?

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 677-683

  Rao, Archana ^a   Asadi Lari, Mohsen ^c   Walsh, John ^b   Wilcox, Robert ^b   Gray, David ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Left ventricular systolic dysfunction; Preserved systolic function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SPIROMETRY; SYSTOLE;

EID: 33845311160     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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