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Disability-free survival after major cardiac surgery: a population-based retrospective cohort study
CMAJ Open. 2021 Apr 16;9(2):E384-E393. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20200096. Print 2021 Apr-Jun.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular research has traditionally been dedicated to "tombstone" outcomes, with little attention dedicated to the patient's perspective. We evaluated disability-free survival as a patient-defined outcome after cardiac surgery.METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients aged 40 years and older who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or single or multiple valve (aortic, mitral, tricuspid) surgery in Ontario between Oct. 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2016. The primary outcome was disability...
Source: cmaj - April 17, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Louise Y Sun Anan Bader Eddeen Thierry G Mesana Source Type: research