Angina frequency after myocardial infarction and quality of life in older versus younger adults: The Prospective Registry Evaluating Myocardial Infarction: Event and Recovery study

• Published in: The American heart journal 2011-03, Vol.161 (3), p.631-638
• Main Authors: Longmore, Ryan B., DO, Spertus, John A., MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, Alexander, Karen P., MD, FACC, Gosch, Kensey, MS, Reid, Kimberly J., MS, Masoudi, Frederick A., MD, MSPH, FACC, Krumholz, Harlan M., MD, SM, FACC, Rich, Michael W., MD, FACC
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acute coronary syndromes; Adult; Age; Age Factors; Aged; Angina Pectoris - epidemiology; Angina Pectoris - prevention & control; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular disease; Comorbidity; Coronary heart disease; Female; Heart; Heart attacks; Heart failure; Humans; Interviews; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Mortality; Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology; Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies; Qualitative research; Quality of Life; Registries; Studies; Time Factors
• ISSN: 0002-8703; 1097-6744
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.12.005

Background Residual angina is known to be strongly associated with health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with chronic coronary artery disease. As the age of myocardial infarction (MI) survivors increases, better insights into the relationship between angina frequency and HRQL in older as compared to younger patients are needed to efficiently target medical resources. Methods We evaluated angina frequency and HRQL at 1 and 6 months after MI in 1,795 post-MI survivors using the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ). We compared changes in HRQL between older (age ≥70 years, n = 464) and younger (age