Self-rating of quality of life provides additional prognostic information in heart failure. Insights into the EPICAL study.

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Date publication

juin 2002

Journal

European journal of heart failure

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BRIANCON Serge, Pr GUILLEMIN Francis


Tous les auteurs :
Alla F, Briançon S, Guillemin F, Juillière Y, Mertès PM, Villemot JP, Zannad F,

Résumé

The relationship between quality of life (QoL) and survival have been poorly investigated. The aim of this study was to determine the value of QoL score as a prognostic factor in a prospective cohort of patients with advanced chronic heart failure (CHF).

Mots clés

Analysis of Variance, Female, Heart Failure, diagnosis, Hospitalization, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Proportional Hazards Models, Prospective Studies, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Survival Rate

Référence

Eur. J. Heart Fail.. 2002 Jun;4(3):337-43