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Does coronary artery bypass grafting improve health-related quality of life compared to percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with stable angina?
Does coronary artery bypass grafting improve health-related quality of life compared to percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with stable angina?
CABG and PCI provide comparable health-related quality of life in patients with stable angina, though CABG may offer superior mid-term symptom relief.
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Supports similar HRQoL after CABG or PCI in stable angina; hypothesis-generating for mid-term symptom relief and requires randomized confirmation.
Despite initially more serious preoperative state and more demanding procedure CABG patients achieve equal level of HRQoL when compared with PCI patients. CABG patients may also obtain better relief from symptoms in mid-term follow-up. HRQoL cannot be the only factor to determine outcome after invasive treatment of CAD but it has to be placed in the context of the overall situation.
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