Why the study?
Does preoperative psychiatric morbidity influence the symptomatic response to coronary artery surgery in patients with severe angina?
Population
36 patients with severe angina undergoing coronary artery surgery
Comparison
Coronary artery surgery vs Comparison between patients with and without…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Preoperative psychiatric morbidity may predict persistent symptoms after CABG despite objective gains; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does preoperative psychiatric morbidity influence the symptomatic response to coronary artery surgery in patients with severe angina?
Preoperative psychiatric morbidity in angina patients predicts a poorer symptomatic response to coronary artery surgery despite objective physical improvements in exercise tolerance.
Channer et al. (1988) studied this question.
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