title: Comparison of the Postprocedural Quality of Life between Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review.
abstract: The treatment of choice between coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has remained unclear. Considering quality of life (QOL) increases life expectancy, we believe QOL should be important in determining the optimum treatment. Thus the objective of this review was to illustrate the comparative effects of CABG and PCI on postprocedural QOL. Methods. We searched PubMed (Medline) and Embase from inception of the databases to May 2014 using "PCI versus CABG quality of life", "Percutaneous Coronary intervention versus Coronary artery bypass graft surgery Quality of life", "PCI versus CABG health status", "Angioplasty versus CABG", "Percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary artery bypass surgery health status", and different combinations of the above terms. 447 articles were found. After applying strict exclusion criteria, we included 13 studies in this review. Results. From the 9 studies that compared QOL scores at 6 months after procedure, 5 studies reported CABG to be superior. From the 10 studies that compared QOL among patients at 1 year after procedure, 9 reported CABG to be superior. Conclusion. It can be established that CABG is superior to PCI in improving patient's QOL with respect to all scales used to determine quality of life.
authors.affiliation: MBBS-Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi 74100, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Kaneez
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fatima
authors.affiliation: MBBS-Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi 74100, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yousuf-Ul-Islam
authors.affiliation: MBBS-Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi 74100, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Mehreen
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-9378-9930
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.affiliation: MBBS-Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi 74100, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Faizan Imran
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Bawany
authors.affiliation: MBBS-Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi 74100, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Shahzeb
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1250-6351
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: MBBS-Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi 74100, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Akash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khetpal
authors.affiliation: Kharadar General Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Neelam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khetpal
authors.affiliation: Cardiology, Civil Hospital, DUHS, Karachi 74100, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Nawaz
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Lashari
authors.affiliation: Aga Khan University of Health Sciences, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Mohammad Hussham
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Arshad
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, The Lyceum, Karachi 75600, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Raamish Bin
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Amir
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, The Lyceum, Karachi 75600, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Hoshang Rustom
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Kakalia
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, The Lyceum, Karachi 75600, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Qaiser Hasan
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Zaidi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, The Lyceum, Karachi 75600, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Sharmeen Kamran
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mian
authors.affiliation: The Karachi Grammar School, Karachi 75600, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Bahram
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kazani