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The effect of postoperative complications on health-related quality of life and survival 12 years after coronary artery bypass grafting – a prospective cohort study

Matti Hokkanen, Heini Huhtala, Jari Laurikka, Otso Järvinen

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery · 2021

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Summary

Despite the constant deterioration, both patients with and without complications showed improvements even 12 years after CABG compared with preoperative state. Postoperative complications and especially MACCE were associated with impaired long-term QoL.

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1186/s13019-021-01527-6
Catalogue ID
SNmoh9mtnt-7c3k8c
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