Health-related quality of life as a predictor of hospital readmission and death among patients with heart failure.

F, Rodríguez-Artalejo; P, Guallar-Castillón; CR, Pascual; CM, Otero; AO, Montes; AN, García; P, Conthe; MO, Chiva; JR, Banegas; MC, Herrera

doi:10.1001/archinte.165.11.1274

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Health-related quality of life as a predictor of hospital readmission and death among patients with heart failure.

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Rodríguez-Artalejo F

Guallar-Castillón P

Pascual CR

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>We sought to examine the relationship between health-related quality of life (HRQL) and a first emergency rehospitalization and mortality in patients with heart failure (HF) having a wide variation in ventricular ejection fraction and functional status.<h4>Methods</h4>Prospective ...

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