Prevalence of chronic pain and chronic widespread pain among subjects with heart failure in the general population: The HUNT study
K. K. Vikan,
T. Landmark,
K. H. Gjeilo
Abstract:BackgroundPain in chronic heart failure (HF) is a significant but often unrecognized symptom. Characteristics of pain in subjects with HF are largely undescribed. The study aimed to address a knowledge gap in the relationship between HF and pain by investigating the prevalence of chronic pain and chronic widespread pain (CWP) among subjects with HF.MethodsPopulation data from the HUNT3 study in Norway (2006–2008, n = 50,802) was used. HF was measured by self‐report. CWP was defined as having pain in both sides… Show more
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