title: Symptoms of chest pain and dyspnea and factors associated with chest pain after coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: Patients in western Sweden who underwent CABG from 1988 to 1991 received prior to coronary angiography and 2 and 5 years after CABG a questionnaire, in which they were asked about symptoms of chest pain and dyspnea. In all, 1,226 patients answered the inquiry prior to CABG, 1,531 patients 2 years and 1,359 patients 5 years after surgery. Both in terms of chest pain and dyspnea there was a marked improvement 2 and 5 years after CABG as compared with prior to surgery. However, between 2 and 5 years after surgery there was a minor deterioration, both regarding chest pain and dyspnea. The most statistically significant preoperative predictors for the occurrence of chest pain more than twice a week 5 years after surgery were concomitant valvular heart disease and obesity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Herlitz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brandrup-Wognsen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haglid
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Karlson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karlsson
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sjöland
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Caidahl
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005544:Forecasting; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden