Physical activity, dietary intake and quality of life during COVID-19 lockdown in patients awaiting transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Dennis van ErckC D DolmanM SnaterseM TielandA H G DriessenP J M WeijsW J M Scholte Op ReimerJ P HenriquesJ D Schoufour

Published in: Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation (2021)

More than half of the patients during lockdown reported less physical activity, while we observed a higher number of steps a day, a similar dietary intake and a higher QoL. Therefore, patients on the TAVI waiting list appeared to be able to cope with the lockdown measures.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
physical activity
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
body mass index
aortic valve
patient reported outcomes
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
sleep quality