title: The association between subjective health status and 14-year mortality in post-PCI patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Poor subjective health status significantly predicted short-term mortality in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the relation between subjective health status and long-term mortality remains limited in patients treated with PCI. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between subjective health status and 14-year mortality in patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
  
  
  METHODS
  A consecutive cohort with 1111 patients treated for CAD who completed the SF-36 questionnaire was included between 2001 and 2002 as part of the RESEARCH registry.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After adjustment, physical functioning (HR: 1.96; 95% CI: 1.59-2.43), social functioning (HR: 1.53; 95% CI: 1.24-1.88), role limitations due to physical functioning (HR: 1.75; 95% CI: 1.41-2.16), role limitations due to emotional functioning (HR: 1.34; 95%CI: 1.08-1.67), mental health (HR: 1.52; 95% CI: 1.24-1.88), vitality (HR: 1.66; 95% CI: 1.35-2.03), bodily pain (HR: 1.63; 95% CI: 1.32-2.02) and general health (HR: 1.82; 95% CI: 1.49-2.23) were all associated with an increased risk of 14-year mortality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Physical and mental subjective health status as measured with the SF-36 appeared to be a strong predictor for 14-year mortality in post-PCI patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Tom A J
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: de Jager
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus Medical Centre-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Karolijn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dulfer
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Kimberley
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pieters
authors.affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychology, Erasmus Medical Centre-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Elisabeth M W J
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Utens
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Joost
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Daemen
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Mattie J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lenzen
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: r.vandomburg@erasmusmc.nl.
authors.forename: Ron T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: van Domburg
mesh_terms: D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005544:Forecasting; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Mortality; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Subjective health status