Will cardiac surgery improve my quality of life?
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Quality of life after cardiac surgery.
Tremendous strides have been made in the surgical treatment of cardiac disease. Research has documented many physical and psychologic benefits for the patient, but many questions remain unanswered. The change in quality of life may be the single most important outcome of cardiac surgery. This issue has received considerable attention in professional literature in recent years, particularly in t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Netherlands Heart Journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1568-5888,1876-6250
DOI: 10.1007/bf03085954