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,
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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