Health related quality of life in coronary patients and its association with their cardiovascular risk profile: Results from the EUROASPIRE III survey

Conclusion: Overall, a large heterogeneity was observed in HRQoL values between countries and patient groups. There seems to be a significant association between quality of life and patient characteristics with lifestyle risk factors as important determinants of HRQoL.

Source: International Journal of Cardiology - December 3, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Delphine De Smedt, Els Clays, Lieven Annemans, Frank Doyle, Kornelia Kotseva, Andrzej Pająk, Christof Prugger, Catriona Jennings, David Wood, Dirk De Bacquer Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research