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. 2007 Jul-Aug;48(4):331-7.
doi: 10.1176/appi.psy.48.4.331.

Poor health-related quality of life is a predictor of early, but not late, cardiac events after percutaneous coronary intervention

Susanne S Pedersen  1 , Elisabeth J Martens, Johan Denollet, Ad Appels
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Poor health-related quality of life is a predictor of early, but not late, cardiac events after percutaneous coronary intervention

Susanne S Pedersen et al. Psychosomatics. 2007 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Poor health-related quality of life (HRQL) is associated with mortality in cardiac patients. Patients (N=667) with poor HRQL after percutaneous coronary intervention had a higher incidence of early (< or =6 months) major adverse cardiac events (MACE) than did patients with good HRQL, whereas there was no difference for late (>6 months) MACE over a 2-year follow-up period. Poor HRQL remained an independent predictor of early, but not late MACE, adjusting for other risk factors. The same pattern was found for early and late death/non-fatal myocardial infarction. However, further research is warranted before recommending the use of HRQL measures as screening tools in clinical practice.

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