Poor health-related quality of life of patients with indication for chronic cardiac pacemaker therapy

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 480-486

  Martijn Van Eck, J W ^a   Van Hemel, Norbert M ^a   Kelder, Johannes C ^b   Van Den Bos, Arjan A ^c   Taks, William ^c   Grobbee, Diederick E ^a   Moons, Karel G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparison; Determinants; Pacemaker; Quality of life; Rhythm disorders; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41549083342     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01018.x     Document Type: Article

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