Symptoms of chest pain and dyspnea and factors associated with chest pain after coronary artery bypass grafting

Patients in western Sweden who underwent CABG from 1988 to 1991 received pr ior to coronary angiography and 2 and 5 years after CABG a questionnaire, i n which they were asked about symptoms of chest pain and dyspnea, In all, 1 ,226 patients answered the inquiry prior to CABG, 1,531 patients 2 years an d 1,359 patients 5 years after surgery. Both in terms of chest pain and dys pnea there was a marked improvement 2 and 5 years after CABG as compared wi th prior to surgery. However, between 2 and 5 years after surgery there was a minor deterioration, both regarding chest pain and dyspnea. The most sta tistically significant preoperative predictors for the occurrence of chest pain more than twice a week 5 years after surgery were concomitant valvular heart disease and obesity.