On the waiting list for possible coronary revascularisation. Symptoms relief during the first year and association between quality of life and the very long-term mortality risk

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-276

  Bengtson, Ann ^a   Karlsson, Thomas ^b   Herlitz, Johan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Coronary revascularisation; Prognosis; Quality of life; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESTLESSNESS; STOMACH DISEASE; STRESS; SWEATING; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX PAIN; VERTIGO; WEAKNESS;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROBABILITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 37349102681     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.009     Document Type: Article

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