Self-assessed symptoms in chronic heart failure - Important information for clinical management

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 424-428

  Ekman, Inger ^a   Kjörk, Ewa ^b   Andersson, Bert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Mortality; NYHA; SAS; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOLOGIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33947311657     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejheart.2006.10.020     Document Type: Article

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