Development and validation of a new Arrhythmia-Specific questionnaire in Tachycardia andArrhythmia (ASTA) with focus on symptom burden.Walfridsson U, Arestedt K, Stromberg A.Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2012 Apr 30;10:44.http://media.walraf.se/2019/09/ASTA-Symptom-scale.pdf
Development and Validation of an Arrhythmia-Specific Scale in Tachycardia and ArrhythmiaWith Focus on Health-Related Quality of Life. Walfridsson U, Stromstedt A, Arestedt K. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2014 Apr 23.http://media.walraf.se/2019/09/ASTA-HRQOL.pdf
Assessing Symptom Burden and Health-Related Quality ofLife in patients living with arrhythmia
and ASTA, Arrhythmia-Specific questionnaire in Tachycardia and Arrhythmia. Ulla Walfridsson. Linköping University Medical Dissertations No. 1279. 2011 http://media.walraf.se/2020/03/Thesis-1279.pdf
Peralta-Linares Y.A. Gonzales-Consuegra R.V.Validez y confiabilidad de la version en Espanol del ”Arrhythmia-specific questionnaire in tachycardia and arrhythmia” (ASTA). Rev Colomb Cardiol. 2018;25(5):305-313. http://media.walraf.se/2020/03/ASTA-Spanish-version.pdf
Jankowska-Polanska B, Kaczan A, Lomper K, Nowakowski D, Dudek K. Symptoms, acceptance of illness and Health-related quality of Life in patients with atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2018 17(3) 262-272. http://media.walraf.se/2020/03/ASTA-Polish-version-1.pdf
The cost-effectiveness of radiofrequency catheter ablation as first-line treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: results from a MANTRA-PAF substudy. Mattias Aronsson, Håkan Walfridsson, Magnus Janzon, Ulla Walfridsson, Jens Cosedis Nielsen, Peter Steen Hansen, Arne Johannessen, Pekka Raatikainen, Gerhard Hindricks, Ole Kongstad, Steen Pehrson, Anders Englund, Juha Hartikainen, Leif Spange Mortensen, Lars-Åke Levin. Europace. 2015 Jan;17(1):48-55. http://media.walraf.se/2020/03/Cost-effectiveness-MANTRA-PAF-2015.pdf
Radiofrequency ablation as initial therapy in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: results on health-related quality of life and symptom burden. The MANTRA-PAF trial. Walfridsson H, Walfridsson U, Nielsen JC, Johannessen A, Raatikainen P, Janzon M, Levin LA, Aronsson M, Hindricks G, Kongstad O, Pehrson S, Englund A, Hartikainen J, Mortensen LS1, Hansen PS. Europace. 2015 Feb;17(2):215-21. http://media.walraf.se/2020/03/MANTRA-PAF-HRQoL-2015.pdf
Symptom burden, Metabolic profile, Ultrasound findings, Rhythm, neurohormonal activation, haemodynamics and health-related quality of life in patients with atrial Fibrillation (SMURF): a protocol for an observational study with a randomised interventional component. Charitakis E, Walfridsson U, Nyström F, Nylander E, Strömberg A, Alehagen U, Walfridsson H. BMJ Open. 2015 Dec 21;5(12):e008723. http://media.walraf.se/2020/03/SMURF-design.pdf
Structured care of patients with atrial fibrillation improves guideline adherence. Barmano N, Walfridsson U, Walfridsson H, Karlsson JE. J Atr Fibrillation. 2016 Dec 31;9(4):1498. doi: 10.4022/jafib.1498. http://media.walraf.se/2020/03/Structured-care.pdf
Factors Predicting Arrhythmia-Related Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Referred for Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: An Observational Study (the SMURF Study). Charitakis E, Barmano N, Walfridsson U, Walfridsson H. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2017 May;3(5):494-502. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2016.12.004. http://media.walraf.se/2020/03/Factors-predicting-SMURF.pdf
Psychometric evaluation of the Polish-language version of the Arrhythmia-Specific Questionnaire in Tachycardia and Arrhythmia (ASTA): the new tool for symptoms and health- related quality of life assessment. Lomper K, Sławuta A, Dudek K, Mazur G, Walfridsson U, Jankowska-Polańska B. Kardiol Pol. 2019 Mar 18. doi: 10.5603/KP.a2019.0046. [Epub ahead of print] http://media.walraf.se/2020/03/ASTA-Polish-version.pdf
The association between alcohol consumption, cardiac biomarkers, left atrial size and re-ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation referred for catheter ablation. Barmano N, Charitakis E, Kronstrand R, Walfridsson U, Karlsson JE, Walfridsson H, Nystrom FH. PLoS One. 2019 Apr 10;14(4):e0215121. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215121. eCollection 2019. http://media.walraf.se/2020/03/Alcohol-and-biomarkers.pdf
MediYoga as a part of a self-management program among patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation-A randomized study. Maria Wahlström RN, PhD, Mårten Rosenqvist, MD, PhD, Jörgen Medin, RN, PhDͨ, Ulla Walfridsson, RN, PhD, Monica Rydell-Karlsson, RN, PhD. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 2020, Vol. 19(1) 74–82. http://media.walraf.se/2020/03/MediYoga-2020.pdf
Gender and age differences in symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life in a large Scandinavian cohort of patients with atrial fibrillation referred for catheter ablation, evaluated by “The Arrhythmia-Specific questionnaire in Tachycardia and Arrhythmia” (ASTA) Walfridsson U, Steen Hansen P, Charitakis E, Almroth H, Jönsson A, Karlsson LO, Liuba I, Samo Ayou R, Poci D, Holmqvist F, Kongstad O, Walfridsson H . PacingClinElectrophysiol.2019;42:1431–1439. http://media.walraf.se/2020/02/Walfridsson-et-al-Gender-and-Age-2019.pdf
Translation and Validation of the Arrhythmia-Specific Questionnaire in Tachycardia and Arrhythmia (ASTA) to the Brazilian Context: An Instrument Focusing on Arrhythmia Symptoms. Priscila M.S. Cannavan, Fernando P.S. Cannavan, Ulla Walfridsson, Maria H.B.M.Lopes. Cardiology Research and Practice Volume 2020, Article ID 1402916, 7 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/1402916. http://media.walraf.se/2020/11/ASTA-Brazilian-Portugese.pdf
Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life 5 years after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Walfridsson U, Hassel-Jönsson A, Karlsson LO, Liuba I, Almroth H, Sandgren E. Walfridsson H, Charitakis.E. http://media.walraf.se/2022/04/Symptoms-HRQoL-5-years-after-CA-of-AF.pdf
ASK FOR IT: An Internet-based educational program for patients with atrial fibrillation – Results from a pilot study and design of the randomized, controlled, multicenter ASK FOR IT study. Walfridsson U, Brohede D, Walfridsson H. Cardiovascular Digital Health journal 2020 Nov/Dec;1(3):160-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvdhj.2020.11.003. http://media.walraf.se/2022/04/ASK-FOR-IT-Pilot-publicerad.pdf
Validation of the English version of the arrhythmia-specific questionnaire in tachycardia and arrhythmia (ASTA): a Rasch evaluation study. Walfridsson U, Walfridsson H, Middeldorp M, Sanders P, Årestedt K. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes (2022) 6:90. http://media.walraf.se/2022/09/ASTA-in-English-2022.pdf
Quality of life instruments in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review of measurement properties. Alicia Sale and Jessica Yu. Health and Quality of life Outcomes. 2022:20;143:1-11 http://media.walraf.se/2022/10/Quality-of-life-instruments-in-atrial-fibrillation.pdf
Patients’ experiences of living with atrial fibrillation: A mixed methods study. Stridsman M, Strömberg A, Hendriks J, Walfridsson U. Cardiol Res Pract. 2019. Dec 3. 10.1155/2019/6590358 http://media.walraf.se/2023/01/Patients-experiences-4.pdf