Quality of life after repair of tetralogy of Fallot.

Objective: To determine the quality of life in individuals with corrected tetralogy of Fallot.

Methods And Subjects: Questionnaires concerning quality of life were sent to all 87 surviving patients aged between 16 and 40 years who had undergone intracardiac repair of tetralogy of Fallot and follow-up in the Wessex Cardiothoracic Unit, and to 87 age and sex matched controls, with medically treated haemodynamically insignificant ventricular septal defects.

Results: The only significant difference found between the cases and controls was in requirements for schooling, where those with tetralogy of Fallot were more likely to require additional educational help at school (p = 0.

A simulation to evaluate screening for Helicobacter pylori infection in the prevention of peptic ulcers and gastric cancers.

A discrete event simulation model has evaluated a screening programme for Helicobacter pylori infection (H. pylori) in which individuals under the age of 50 years would be screened once. Eradication of H.

Patient characteristics and outcomes of cardiac rehabilitation.

Purpose: To investigate changes in physical fitness and psychological characteristics of patients after cardiac rehabilitation, and to assess predictors of defaulting from the program.

Methods: A prospective study of 1902 consecutive patients admitted to a community-based, hospital-linked cardiac rehabilitation program was conducted over a period of 6 years and 7 months. The cardiac rehabilitation program centered on a 2-to 6-month circuit training course with education, stress management, relaxation, and risk factor monitoring.