Quality of life of patients with chronic stable angina before and four years after coronary revascularisation compared with a normal population

摘要

Conclusion: By four years following revascularisation, three fifths of patients with chronic stable angina were free of angina and their HRQOL was the same as or better than that of the general Swed- ish population. However, fewer than half of all women and two thirds of men who underwent revascu- larisation were angina-free after four years. Among patients with new or persistent angina, the HRQOL was worse than that in community norms. Objective: To assess the impact of coronary revascularisation on the health related quality of life (HRQOL)of patients with chronic stable angina compared with data from "community" norms four years following revascularisation.