Browsing University of Galway Theses by Subject "Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences"
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Invasive haemodynamic characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients presenting with symptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
(2016-01-12)The present thesis is comprised of an introduction followed by eight chapters. The introduction gives an overview of the transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedure and details the patient selection process. ... -
Using quality of life information in the clinical setting: a randomised controlled trial of using subjective quality of life and symptom outcome measures as a clinical tool in patients with advanced cancer
(2015-05-25)While quality of life information has emerged as an important measure in assessing disease and treatment, its use as a tool to aide decision making in routine clinical practice in uncommon. This thesis examines the translation ...