Why the study?
Does first time cardiac valve replacement improve 6-minute walk performance and health-related quality of life in patients requiring valve surgery?
Population
225 patients having first time cardiac valve replacement, mean age 67.1 years, at a tertiary cardiothoracic…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 year
Authors
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Valve replacement was associated with gains in 6MWT and QOL; hypothesis-generating for targeting preoperative beliefs, pending RCTs.
Does first time cardiac valve replacement improve 6-minute walk performance and health-related quality of life in patients requiring valve surgery?
Patients experience significant improvements in exercise tolerance and QOL one year after valve replacement, and outcomes may be further optimized by addressing preoperative depression and negative illness beliefs.
Rimington et al. (2009) studied this question.
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