Impact of comorbidities on health-related quality of life among heart failure patients in Kazakhstan Biology and Medicine
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The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of comorbidities on health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction in Cardiology Department of Emergency Hospital of Semey, Kazakhstan after a 12-month follow-up period. HRQL was assessed using the Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire (MLHFQ). 93.7% of study patients had concomitant illness. Comparing the MLHFQ scores, no statistically significant differences were observed between the patients with and without comorbidities. The MLHFQ (n 5 285) showed a moderate impairment of HRQL in the population studied.
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