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August 1, 2008The Heart Surgery ForumOpen Access

Changing Lifestyle Habits as Secondary Prophylaxis after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

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Why the study?

How do lifestyle habits and adherence to secondary prophylaxis change over time in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting?

Population

2,269 patients who had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting in the years 1990, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2001…

Comparison

Lifestyle modifications after CABG vs Temporal trends and demographic subgroups

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

up to 5 years after surgery

Authors

RVRobert VachenauerJGJürg GrünenfelderAPAndré Plass

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Overview

Declining post-CABG dietary changes across eras may signal waning adherence; leaves open whether sustained education improves long-term habits.

Structured PICO

How do lifestyle habits and adherence to secondary prophylaxis change over time in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting?

P
Population
2,269 patients who had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in the years 1990, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, or 2003
I
Intervention
Lifestyle modifications (dietary habits, physical activity, nutritional counselling) after CABG
C
Comparator
Temporal trends (surgery in 2000-2003 vs 1990-1998) and demographic subgroups (age, sex, NYHA class)
O
Outcome
Changing lifestyle habits and their correlation with freedom from symptoms and regained exercise tolerancespatient reported

Attention to healthy nutrition and lifestyle modification significantly decreases over time in patients after CABG, highlighting the need for ongoing dietary and physical activity education.

Cite This Study

Vachenauer et al. (2008) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8978321e528df4f2ec6584https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf98.20081004
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