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Cardiac failure : symptoms and functional status . The associations between exercise capacity , symptoms and specific aspects of quality of life were examined in subjects participating in a trial of the treatment of heart failure . Patients were assessed on entry and after three months treatment . The principle symptoms were fatigue , breathlessness and chest pain . These limited the extent and speed of physical activities , restricted social , leisure and family life and were associated with emotional distress . There were associations between baseline exercise capacity and measures of quality of life . Change in exercise capacity during three months treatment was correlated with changes in measures of symptoms , limitation of activity and quality of life . The findings confirm the value of change in exercise capacity as a measure of functional status and suggest that it should be supported by a limited number of specific measures of quality of life .
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Intervention_Pharmacological
treatment of heart failure
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Outcome_Other
baseline exercise capacity
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Outcome_Other
measures of quality of life
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Outcome_Other
measures of symptoms
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Outcome_Other
limitation of activity and quality of life
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Outcome_Other
exercise capacity
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Outcome_Other
quality of life
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Participant_Condition
subjects participating in a trial of the treatment of heart failure .
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Participant_Condition
fatigue , breathlessness and chest pain .