Five-year follow-up findings from a randomized controlled trial of cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 162-167

  Austin, Jacky ^a   Williams, Wynford Robert ^b   Ross, Linda ^b   Hutchison, Stephen ^a  

^a NEVILL HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cardiac rehabilitation; elderly; functional status; health related quality of life; heart failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 41949123293     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e3282f10e87     Document Type: Article

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