Validation of the AF-QoL, a disease-specific quality of life questionnaire for patients with atrial fibrillation

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Using the EuroQoI 5-D in the Catalan general population: feasibility and construct validity.

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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Associated with Recurrent Episodes of Atrial Fibrillation: The FRACTAL Registry

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Effects of short-term exercise training on symptoms and quality of life in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation

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Relation between achieved heart rate and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (from the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management [AFFIRM] Study)

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A novel, simple scale for assessing the symptom severity of atrial fibrillation at the bedside: The CCS-SAF Scale

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Development of a questionnaire to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF-QoL)

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An evaluation of the strategy of maintenance of sinus rhythm by antiarrhythmic drug therapy after ablation and pacing therapy in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

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Comparison of sotalol versus amiodarone in maintaining stability of sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation (Sotalol-Amiodarone Fibrillation Efficacy Trial [Safe-T])

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Validating a new quality of life questionnaire for atrial fibrillation patients

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Relation of atrial arrhythmia-related symptoms to health-related quality of life in patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: A community hospital-based cohort

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2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

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2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

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Cardiovascular Health: The Importance of Measuring Patient-Reported Health Status: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

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Development and validation of the Atrial Fibrillation Effect on QualiTy-of-Life (AFEQT) Questionnaire in patients with atrial fibrillation

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Catheter ablation vs. antiarrhythmic drug treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation: a multicentre, randomized, controlled trial (SARA study)

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ACE-Inhibitors and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Surgery

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Clinical Analysis on 40 Cases of Painless Myocardial Infarction

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INCIDENCE AND OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND MAJOR BLEEDING COMPLICATIONS: FINDINGS FROM THE TREAT-AF STUDY

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P4312Effect of prior treatment with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants on severity and in-hospital outcome of acute ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation

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P-300 Disability and mortality after stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation

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