Age, functional capacity, and health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure
Masoudi FA, Rumsfeld JS, Havranek EP, House JA, Peterson ED, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA, Consortium F. Age, functional capacity, and health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2004, 10: 368-373. PMID: 15470645, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2004.01.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireHealth-related qualityHeart failureYounger patientsFunctional statusNYHA classOlder patientsBetter HRQLFunctional limitationsWalk distanceNew York Heart Association classificationMulticenter prospective cohort studyOlder personsBaseline NYHA classWorse NYHA classProspective cohort studySignificant functional limitationsBaseline functional limitationsSignificant physical disabilityImportance of treatmentBaseline HRQLMultivariable adjustmentCohort studyAssociation classificationHRQL