February 12, 1996Archives of Internal Medicine
Improvement in Quality of Life and Exercise Capacity After Coronary Bypass Surgery
Why the study?
Does coronary artery bypass grafting improve quality of life and exercise capacity in patients undergoing the procedure?
Population
2,365 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 years
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Exercise testing alone may miss CABG benefits; leaves open sex- and angina-specific effects in observational cohorts.
Structured PICO
Does coronary artery bypass grafting improve quality of life and exercise capacity in patients undergoing the procedure?
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Population
2,365 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
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Intervention
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
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Outcome
Quality of life (assessed by questionnaire) and exercise capacity (assessed by standardized exercise test) at 2 years post-surgerypatient reported
Exercise testing alone is insufficient to measure quality of life improvements after CABG, as quality of life and exercise capacity improvements differ by sex and baseline impairment.
Cite This Study
Helén Sjöland (1996) studied this question.