Key result
Minnesota and SF-36 questionnaires strongly predict 1-5 year survival in patients with chronic HF.
Why the study?
Clinically manifested chronic heart failure is associated with significant decrease in quality of life due to functional capability and psychoemotional discomfort, with limited data on predictors and prognostic value of quality of life measures.
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Quality of life questionnaires like the Minnesota Heart Failure Life Quality and SF-36 have high prognostic value for 1-5 year survival in patients with chronic heart failure, aiding in risk stratification.
Clinically manifested chronic heart failure (CHF) is associated with significant decrease of patients' qualityoflife(QL)caused by their functional capability as well as their psychoemotional discomfort. Most informative predictors of QL in CHF are its ischemic origin, age, female sex, NYHA functional class (FC), tachycardia at rest, creatinine clearance, Hb, uric acid and plasma cholesterol levels, moderate-to-severe depression. Data of Minnesota Heart Failure Life Quality/SF-36 questionnaires demonstrate high prognostic value in regard of 1 - 5 year survival in CHF patients with the same NYHA class and so may be useful in risk stratification of patients with comparable functional status.
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Коваленко et al. (2012) conducted a review in Chronic heart failure (CHF). Minnesota Heart Failure Life Quality/SF-36 questionnaires was evaluated on 1 - 5 year survival. Minnesota Heart Failure Life Quality and SF-36 questionnaires demonstrate high prognostic value for 1-5 year survival in patients with chronic heart failure.
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