caa a22 4500 47584727X CHVBK 20180406123918.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1023/A:1008996812130 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1023/A:1008996812130 Relief of symptoms and improvement of quality of life five years after coronary artery bypass grafting in relation to preoperative ejection fraction [Elektronische Daten] [J. Herlitz, I. Wiklund, H. Sjöland, B.W. Karlson, T. Karlsson, M. Haglid, M. Hartford, K. Caidahl] Aim: To describe the relief of symptoms and improvement in Quality of Life (QoL) 5 years after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in relation to preoperative ejection fraction (EF). Methods: Patients who underwent CABG between 1988 and 1991 in western Sweden were approached with an inquiry prior to surgery and 5 years after the operation. Quality of Life was estimated with three different instruments: Physical activity score, Nottingham Health Profile and Psychological General Well-being Index. Results: Among all patients who underwent CABG (n = 1904) the 5-year mortality rate was 27% in those with EF < 0.40 and 12% in those with EF ≥ 0.40 (p < 0.0001). In all, 849 patients, of whom 58 (7%) had EF < 0.40 participated in the evaluation. Neither physical activity, symptoms of chest pain, dyspnea nor any indices of QoL were significantly associated with preoperative EF. Improvement in physical activity, symptoms of chest pain and dyspnea and various estimates of QoL appeared similar and marked regardless of preoperative EF. Conclusion: Among survivors there was no association between preoperative EF and symptoms or various estimates of QoL 5 years after CABG. Improvement in symptoms and QoL were not dependent on preoperative EF. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000 Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) nationallicence Ejection fraction nationallicence Quality of life nationallicence Herlitz J. Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden aut Wiklund I. Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden aut Sjöland H. Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden aut Karlson B.W. Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden aut Karlsson T. Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden aut Haglid M. Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden aut Hartford M. Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden aut Caidahl K. Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden aut Quality of Life Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 9/4(2000-05-01), 467-475 0962-9343 9:4<467 2000 9 11136 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008996812130 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008996812130 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Herlitz J. Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wiklund I. Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sjöland H. Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Karlson B.W. Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Karlsson T. Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Haglid M. Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hartford M. Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Caidahl K. Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Quality of Life Research Kluwer Academic Publishers 9/4(2000-05-01), 467-475 0962-9343 9:4<467 2000 9 11136 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer