Instruments to assess quality of life in patients with heart failure

Abstract Introduction : Heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome representing the common final pathway of various heart diseases. It is characterized by low exercise tolerance, low survival rates and deteriorated quality of life. Several studies mention Quality of Life (QoL) as an importan...

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Main Authors: Amanda Braga de Louredo, Ana Luiza Coelho Leite, Gisela Rosa Franco Salerno, Marcelo Fernandes, Silvana Blascovi-Assis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora Champagnat
Series:Fisioterapia em Movimento
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-51502015000400851&lng=en&tlng=en