Quality of life in CABG patients: A review of literature

Abstract

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a type of surgery that improves blood flow to the heart. Surgeons use CABG to treat people who have severe coronary heart disease (CHD).CHD is a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque (plak) builds up inside the coronary arteries. CABG is the most common cardiac surgery. In this procedure arteries or veins from elsewhere in the patient's body is grafted to coronary artery to bypass blockages and improve blood supply to the heart. Research showed that Indians were particularly at risk of heart diseases, with Indian subcontinent 45% of global burden of CAD. Its widely believed that "Indian genes are three times more vulnerable to heart disease. The average age for heart attacks in the west for instance, is 65 years, where in India, it is 45. Quality of life (QOL) is a broad multidimensional concept that usually includes subjective evaluations of both positive and negative aspects of life. What makes it challenging to measure is that, although the term ―quality of life‖ has meaning for nearly everyone and every academic discipline, individuals and groups can define it differently. This article focus up on the quality of life the post CABG patients have and what the existing literature is today.