The effect of rate control on quality of life in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation: Data from the race II (Rate Control Efficacy in Permanent Atrial Fibrillation II) study

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 1795-1803

  Groenveld, Hessel F ^a   Crijns, Harry J G M ^b   Van Den Berg, Maarten P ^a   Van Sonderen, Eric ^a   Alings, A Marco ^c   Tijssen, Jan G P ^d   Hillege, Hans L ^a   Tuininga, Ype S ^e   Van Veldhuisen, Dirk J ^a   Ranchor, Adelita V ^a   Van Gelder, Isabelle C ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e DEVENTER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; quality of life; rate control

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIFUNCTIONAL FATIGUE INVENTORY 20; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SHORT FORM 36;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; DIGOXIN; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 80054758753     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.06.055     Document Type: Article

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