Quality of life and psychological well-being during and after left ventricular assist device support

Clinical Transplantation

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 622-627

  Wray, Jo ^a   Hallas, Claire N ^a   Banner, Nicholas R ^a  

^a HAREFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Left ventricular assist device; Psychological; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; HEART SURGERY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREND STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 34548626918     PISSN: 09020063     EISSN: 13990012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2007.00698.x     Document Type: Article

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