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SUBMITTER: Westerdahl E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4938995 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Westerdahl Elisabeth E Jonsson Marcus M Emtner Margareta M
Journal of cardiothoracic surgery 20160708 1
<h4>Background</h4>Pulmonary function is severely reduced in the early period after cardiac surgery, and impairments have been described up to 4-6 months after surgery. Evaluation of pulmonary function in a longer perspective is lacking. In this prospective study pulmonary function and health-related quality of life were investigated 1 year after cardiac surgery.<h4>Methods</h4>Pulmonary function measurements, health-related quality of life (SF-36), dyspnoea, subjective breathing and coughing ab ...[more]