SummaryBackground: Severe coronary artery disease can be successfully treated with coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), with considerable improvement in the symptoms of angina pectoris. Approximately three of four patients are free of ischemic events for 5 years; however, increased survival is demonstrated only in selected subgroups with advanced coronary artery disease, and this effect has not been established in elderly patients.Hypothesis: The study was undertaken to determine the relief of symptoms and improvement in other aspects of healthrelated quality of life (QoL) during 5 years after CABG in

Summary:In a high proportion of patients hospitalized due to suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI) the diagnosis cannot be confirmed. The majority of these patients have ischemic heart disease and are at risk for subsequent cardiac events. The a i m of this study was to describe the severity of symptoms and various aspects of well-being 1 year after hospitahzation due to suspected AMI in surviving patients in whom the diagnosis was not confirmed, and to relate the observations to those found among survivors of a confirmed AMI. All patients admitted to Sahlgrenska Hospital, Goteborg, due to suspected AM1 and who were alive after 1 year were asked to answer a questionnaire including questions regarding cardiovascular, psychiatric, and psychological symptoms. Patients in whom AMI was not confmed reported more cardiovascular symptoms, for example, chest pain (p < 0.001), dyspnea (p <0.01), palpitations (p < 0.00 l), and fatigue (p < 0.01) when compared with patients who suffered confiied AMI. The majority of psychosomatic and psychological parameters evaluated were also more frequently reported by these patients and their quality of life seems to be worse compared with survivors of AMI.