Survival, clinical status and quality of life five years after coronary surgery. The ARCA study.

Introduction And Objectives: Little is known about the long-term outcomes of coronary surgery and their determinants in Spain. The objectives of this study were to evaluate clinical outcomes, quality of life and survival in a cohort of patients 5 years after undergoing a first aortocoronary bypass operation without any other associated procedure.

Methods: Patients who survived the operation and whose pre- and postoperative data had been collected prospectively were followed up by telephone interview after 5 years.