The low quality of life in patients with end-stage heart failure is correlated, above all, to frequent hospitalization and to the awareness of having an illness that limits survival. The quality of life in these patients with heart failure using treatment with sustained low efficiency dialysis (SLED) is determined through the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure (MLHF) Questionnaire. The reliability of this evaluation system has been examined through consultation with international trials. After 1 yr of this treatment, we observed an improvement in quality of life

Quality of life in patients with combined treatments for heart failure / Nacca, Rg; Caliendo, A; Simonelli, R; Violi, Francesco; Lamberti, F; Rossi, G; Mantella, D; Iorio, L.. - In: GIORNALE ITALIANO DI NEFROLOGIA. - ISSN 0393-5590. - 23 suppl 34:(2006), pp. 77-82.

Quality of life in patients with combined treatments for heart failure

VIOLI, Francesco;
2006

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The low quality of life in patients with end-stage heart failure is correlated, above all, to frequent hospitalization and to the awareness of having an illness that limits survival. The quality of life in these patients with heart failure using treatment with sustained low efficiency dialysis (SLED) is determined through the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure (MLHF) Questionnaire. The reliability of this evaluation system has been examined through consultation with international trials. After 1 yr of this treatment, we observed an improvement in quality of life
2006
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Quality of life in patients with combined treatments for heart failure / Nacca, Rg; Caliendo, A; Simonelli, R; Violi, Francesco; Lamberti, F; Rossi, G; Mantella, D; Iorio, L.. - In: GIORNALE ITALIANO DI NEFROLOGIA. - ISSN 0393-5590. - 23 suppl 34:(2006), pp. 77-82.
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