The quality of life after cardiac surgery.
A follow-up study to assess the quality of life after cardiac surgery was begun in 1973. The results, for a total of 383 patients followed up for a maximum of 44 months after surgery, showed an overall improvement in all aspects of life for most patients.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012737:Sex Factors; D014937:Work