Quality of life among patients with severe aortic stenosis

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-27

  van Geldorp, M W A ^a,c   Heuvelman, H J ^a   Kappetein, A P ^a   Busschbach, J J V ^a   Cohen, D J ^b   Takkenberg, J J M ^a   Bogers, A J J C ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^c CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aortic valve replacement; Aortic valve stenosis; Heart surgery; Quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 84872177585     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: 18766250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12471-012-0364-9     Document Type: Article

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