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Herlitz J, Caidahl K, Wiklund I, et al. Impact of a History of Hypertension on Symptoms and Quality of Life Prior to and at Five Years after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Blood Press. 2000;9(1):52-63doi: 10.1080/08037051.2000.08037051.
Herlitz, J., Caidahl, K., Wiklund, I., Sjöland, H., Karlson, B., Karlsson, T., Haglid, M., & Hartford, M. (2000). Impact of a History of Hypertension on Symptoms and Quality of Life Prior to and at Five Years after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Blood pressure, 9(1), 52-63. https://doi.org/10.1080/08037051.2000.08037051
Herlitz, Johan, et al. "Impact of a History of Hypertension on Symptoms and Quality of Life Prior to and at Five Years after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting." Blood pressure vol. 9,1 (2000): 52-63. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08037051.2000.08037051
Herlitz J, Caidahl K, Wiklund I, Sjöland H, Karlson B, Karlsson T, Haglid M, Hartford M. Impact of a History of Hypertension on Symptoms and Quality of Life Prior to and at Five Years after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Blood Press. 2000;9(1):52-63. doi: 10.1080/08037051.2000.08037051. PMID: 28481645.
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Blood Press. 2000;9(1):52-63. doi: 10.1080/08037051.2000.08037051.

Impact of a History of Hypertension on Symptoms and Quality of Life Prior to and at Five Years after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

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Johan Herlitz, Kenneth Caidahl, Ingela Wiklund, Helén Sjöland, Björn Karlson, Thomas Karlsson, Maria Haglid, Marianne Hartford

Affiliations

  1. a Division of Cardiology , Sahlgrenska University Hospital , Göteborg , Sweden.

PMID: 28481645 DOI: 10.1080/08037051.2000.08037051

Abstract

AIM: To describe symptoms and other aspects of health-related quality of life (QoL) prior to and 5 years after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in relation to a history of hypertension.

METHODS: Patients who underwent CABG in western Sweden were approached prior to surgery and 5 years after the operation . Health-related QoL was estimated with the Physical Activity Score, the Nottingham Health Profile and the Psychological General Well-Being Index.

RESULTS: In patients with a history of hypertension (n = 740) the 5-year mortality was 16.9% versus 12.4% among patients with no history (n = 1257; p = 0.004). Of 1717 patients available for the survey, 876 (51%) responded both prior to and 5 years after CABG. Of these, 36% had a hi story of hypertension. Compared with the situation prior to surgery there was an improvement in both hypertensive and non-hypertensive patients in terms of physical activity, symptoms of dyspnea and chest pain and other estimates of health-related QoL. However, physical activity and dyspnea improved less in hypertensive than in non-hypertensive patients.

CONCLUSION: Five years after CABG, a marked and significant improvement in terms of symptoms and other aspects of health-related QoL was observed among both hypertensive and non-hypertensive patients. However, improvement in physical activity was less marked in patients with a history of hypertension. Overall, a hi story of hypertension seemed to have a minor impact on improved well-being 5 years after coronary surgery. However, because of the limited response rate the results may not be applicable in a non-selected CABG population.

Keywords: CABG; Hypertension; Quality of Life

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