Quality of life assessment after percutaneous aortic valve implantation

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1790-1796

  Ussia, Gian Paolo ^a   Mul, Massimiliano ^a   Barbanti, Marco ^a   Cammalleri, Valeria ^a   Scarabelli, Marilena ^a   Imm, Sebastiano ^a   Capodanno, Davide ^a   Ciriminna, Saverio ^b   Tamburino, Corrado ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Sicilian Health Authority Inspectorate   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Percutaneous therapy; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 67651097904     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp171     Document Type: Article

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