Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 34 Supple 1 2005 03 15 16 17 M Asadi-Lari A Rao D Gray 2015 10 03 Objectives: To assess health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with suspected heart failure (HF) and to explore discriminate properties of the tools, two generic questionnaires, Short Form 36 (SF-36) and EuroQol 5D (EQ-5D) and one specific, the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure questionnaire (MLHF-Q) HRQL were employed and compared with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class. Method: All patients with symptoms suggestive of heart failure referred to University Hospital, Nottingham, between June 2002 and March 2003. Confirmation of left ventricular systolic dysfunction carried out by echocardiography. Main Results: 223 patients (median age=74) were referred. HF was confirmed in 81. Lower HRQL scores were found in older patients (SF-36 and EQ-5D: P< 0.001; MLHF-Q: P= ns), women (P30 (P= ns; P https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/2948