TY - JOUR
T1 - Health-related quality-of-life outcomes among coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients
AU - Maddox, Thomas M.
AU - Ho, P. Michael
AU - Rumsfeld, John S.
PY - 2007/8
Y1 - 2007/8
N2 - Health-related quality of life (HRQL) is the discrepancy between the actual and desired functioning for a given patient, and is a fundamental component of patient-centered healthcare. HRQL assessment regarding coronary artery by pass graft (CABG) surgery is an active area of investigation, since HRQL improvement is an increasingly important indication for the procedure. In this paper, we review the current literature on HRQL and CABG surgery, including changes in HRQL following CABG, preoperative predictors of HRQL after CABG surgery, HRQL as a predictor of post-CABG mortality and comparisons of CABG with other revascularization and treatment strategies. We will also offer our view on the current state and future directions of HRQL assessment and use.
AB - Health-related quality of life (HRQL) is the discrepancy between the actual and desired functioning for a given patient, and is a fundamental component of patient-centered healthcare. HRQL assessment regarding coronary artery by pass graft (CABG) surgery is an active area of investigation, since HRQL improvement is an increasingly important indication for the procedure. In this paper, we review the current literature on HRQL and CABG surgery, including changes in HRQL following CABG, preoperative predictors of HRQL after CABG surgery, HRQL as a predictor of post-CABG mortality and comparisons of CABG with other revascularization and treatment strategies. We will also offer our view on the current state and future directions of HRQL assessment and use.
KW - Coronary artery bypass surgery
KW - Coronary artery disease
KW - Health status
KW - Health-related quality of life
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U2 - 10.1586/14737167.7.4.365
DO - 10.1586/14737167.7.4.365
M3 - Review article
C2 - 20528419
AN - SCOPUS:34548392568
SN - 1473-7167
VL - 7
SP - 365
EP - 372
JO - Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
JF - Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
IS - 4
ER -