European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on February 8, 2005
European Heart Journal 2005 26(5):525-526; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi123
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Quality of life in patients with preserved and depressed left ventricular function
Department of Cardiology
Coach Study
University Hospital Groningen
PO Box 30.001
9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
E-mail address: g.a.t.lesman-leegte@thorax.azg.nl
Department of Cardiology
University Hospital Groningen
PO Box 30.001
9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 50 361 3429
Fax: +31 50 361 4391
E-mail address: t.jaarsma@thorax.azg.nl
Department of Cardiology
University Hospital Groningen
Groningen, The Netherlands
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Until recently, heart failure (HF) with preserved left ventricular function (PLVF) seemed to be an underestimated problem. In the first instance it was assumed that morbidity and mortality among HF patients