TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-term follow-up of patients with first-time chest pain having 64-slice computed tomography
AU - Sozzi, Fabiola B.
AU - Civaia, Filippo
AU - Rossi, Philippe
AU - Robillon, Jean Francois
AU - Rusek, Stephane
AU - Berthier, Frederic
AU - Bourlon, Francois
AU - Iacuzio, Laura
AU - Dreyfus, Gilles
AU - Dor, Vincent
PY - 2011/2/15
Y1 - 2011/2/15
N2 - A paucity of data on outcome of coronary multislice computed tomography (CT) is available. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term follow-up of 64-slice CT in a homogenous patient group. In total 222 patients (136 men, 61%, 59 ± 11 years of age) with chest pain at intermediate risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and no previous CAD underwent 64-slice CT. Coronary lesions were considered significant or not based on a threshold of 50% luminal narrowing. Plaques were classified as calcified, noncalcified, and mixed based on type. End point during follow-up was major adverse cardiac events (nonfatal myocardial infarction, unstable angina requiring hospitalization, myocardial revascularization). Coronary plaques were detected in 162 patients (73%). Coronary artery stenosis was significant in 62 patients. Normal arteries were found in 59 patients (27%). During a mean follow-up of 5 ± 0.5 years, 30 cardiac events occurred. Annualized event rates were 0% in patients with normal coronary arteries, 1.2% in patients with nonsignificant stenosis, and 4.2% in patients with significant stenosis (p
AB - A paucity of data on outcome of coronary multislice computed tomography (CT) is available. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term follow-up of 64-slice CT in a homogenous patient group. In total 222 patients (136 men, 61%, 59 ± 11 years of age) with chest pain at intermediate risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and no previous CAD underwent 64-slice CT. Coronary lesions were considered significant or not based on a threshold of 50% luminal narrowing. Plaques were classified as calcified, noncalcified, and mixed based on type. End point during follow-up was major adverse cardiac events (nonfatal myocardial infarction, unstable angina requiring hospitalization, myocardial revascularization). Coronary plaques were detected in 162 patients (73%). Coronary artery stenosis was significant in 62 patients. Normal arteries were found in 59 patients (27%). During a mean follow-up of 5 ± 0.5 years, 30 cardiac events occurred. Annualized event rates were 0% in patients with normal coronary arteries, 1.2% in patients with nonsignificant stenosis, and 4.2% in patients with significant stenosis (p
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.10.006
DO - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.10.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 21184991
AN - SCOPUS:79551689150
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 107
SP - 516
EP - 521
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 4
ER -