Why the study?
Does a history of myocardial infarction reduce health-related quality of life compared to the general population?
Population
Patients several years after myocardial infarction from the MONICA/KORA registry
Comparison
History of myocardial infarction vs General population
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
several years
Authors
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MI associated with reduced HRQL; leaves open whether targeted interventions improve anxiety/depression domains.
Does a history of myocardial infarction reduce health-related quality of life compared to the general population?
Myocardial infarction is associated with long-term reductions in health-related quality of life, particularly regarding anxiety and depression, compared to the general population.
Schweikert et al. (2008) studied this question.
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