Key result
CABG improves 5-year health status for stable angina, though ~48% still experience symptoms.
Why the study?
Long-term patient-related outcomes including angina symptoms, perceived health status, and employment after first-time CABG for stable angina were not well described.
Does coronary artery bypass graft surgery improve patient-reported outcomes and employment rates over 5 years in patients with stable angina?
Population
353 consecutive patients undergoing first-time CABG for stable angina in the North of England
Comparison
Preoperative status vs postoperative status at 12 and 60 months
Design
Prospective cohort study
Follow-up
60 months
Authors
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May support sustained symptom relief after CABG in stable angina; leaves open effects on employment in this observational cohort.
Cohort (n=353)
Does coronary artery bypass graft surgery improve patient-reported outcomes and employment rates over 5 years in patients with stable angina?
CABG provides significant and sustained improvement in angina symptoms and perceived health status over 5 years, though it does not necessarily lead to a return to work.
Jane Skinner (1999) conducted a cohort in Stable angina (n=353). Coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) vs. Preoperation (baseline) was evaluated on Presence of angina at 60 months. Coronary artery bypass graft surgery for stable angina improved perceived health status and symptoms for at least 5 years, though angina was present in 48% of patients at 60 months.
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