Trajectories of Health-Related Quality of Life in Coronary Artery Disease [Original Articles]

Conclusions:
This study highlights variations in longitudinal trajectories of HRQOL in patients with CAD. Despite overall improvements in HRQOL, about a quarter of our cohort experienced a significant decline in their HRQOL over the 5-year period. Understanding these HRQOL trajectories may help personalize prognostic information, identify patients and HRQOL domains on which clinical interventions are most beneficial, and support treatment decisions for patients with CAD.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - March 15, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Sajobi, T. T., Wang, M., Awosoga, O., Santana, M., Southern, D., Liang, Z., Galbraith, D., Wilton, S. B., Quan, H., Graham, M. M., James, M. T., Ghali, W. A., Knudtson, M. L., Norris, C., for the APPROACH Investigators Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Revascularization, Quality and Outcomes Original Articles Source Type: research