Key result
Female sex, poor preoperative QoL, diabetes mellitus, and COPD were identified as independent predictors of an impaired quality of life five years after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Population
2121 patients from western Sweden who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) between 1988 and 1991
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5 years
Authors
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May support preoperative risk assessment before CABG; leaves open whether modifying predictors improves long-term QoL.
Cohort (n=2,121)
No
Female sex, poor preoperative quality of life, diabetes, and COPD are strong independent predictors of impaired quality of life five years after coronary artery bypass surgery.
Herlitz et al. (1999) conducted a cohort in Post-coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) (n=2,121). Risk factors (female sex, poor preoperative QoL, diabetes mellitus, COPD) vs. Absence of these risk factors was evaluated on Inferior quality of life (QoL) five years after CABG. Female sex, poor preoperative QoL, diabetes mellitus, and COPD were identified as independent predictors of an impaired quality of life five years after coronary artery bypass grafting.
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