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Aim: Comparison of the quality of life of patients after the procedures of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and valve replacement (so-called small thoracotomy, i.e. a small incision under the breast). Materials and Methods: The study group consisted of 144 patients (average age 68,36) of the State Medical Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration, after cardiac surgeries, who were subjected to physiotherapy for 3 years in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Department of the same hospital. Before and after the therapy, questions from the WHOQOL BREF Quality of Life Assessment Questionnaire were asked. Results: In the patients before rehabilitation, the average value of each domain variable, i.e. Somatic, Psychological and Social, is significantly lower than after the stay in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Department. Conclusions: The implementation of rehabilitation in patients after cardiac surgeries had a positive impact on the values of each domain variable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |