Quality of life and functional capacity in patients with atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 455-460

  Suman Horduna, Irina ^a   Roy, Denis ^a   Frasure Smith, Nancy ^a,b   Talajic, Mario ^a   Lespérance, François ^b   Blondeau, Lucie ^a   Dorian, Paul ^c   Khairy, Paul ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; functional capacity; heart failure; quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; SINUS RHYTHM; SIX MIN WALK TEST;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGAN DYSFUNCTION SCORES; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872680773     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.10.031     Document Type: Article

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