Why the study?
Do higher recovery expectations improve long-term survival and functional status in patients with coronary artery disease?
Population
2,818 patients with significant obstructive coronary artery disease undergoing coronary angiography at a…
Comparison
Higher patient expectations for recovery vs Lower patient expectations for recovery
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
approximately 15 years
Authors
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Associated survival benefit in CAD should not change practice; leaves open causal effects and need for interventional trials.
Do higher recovery expectations improve long-term survival and functional status in patients with coronary artery disease?
Positive recovery expectations at baseline independently predict improved long-term survival and functional status in patients with coronary artery disease.
Barefoot et al. (2011) studied this question.
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