Rehabilitation of the Coronary Patient in 1989

Improvement in quality of life differs between women and men after coronary artery bypass surgery

“…It is logical that younger age and less concomitant diseases (being found in men) may not only be associated with better physical ability but also with a greater potential for improvement. Also, male patients have generally been observed to be more likely to participate in rehabilitation for cardiovascular diseases than females, which may affect the outcome in terms of physical abilities [33, 34].…”