Prognosis of patients with coronary heart disease.
A composite picture of the natural history of coronary disease has emerged from a large prospective study of patients who were followed for periods ranging from seven to 13 years. The course of the disease as reflected in the data appears more favorable than that predicted from retrospective studies, with respect to both mortality and quality of life.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D013318:Stroke Volume