%0 Journal Article %1 citeulike:14513041 %A Mordi, Ify %A Tzemos, Nikolaos %D 2016 %J European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging %K angina, cardiology, cardiovascular, citeulikeExport clinically\_useful, coronary %N 5 %P 542--549 %T The prognostic value of CT coronary angiography in patients attending hospital with troponin-negative acute chest pain and inconclusive exercise treadmill tests. %U http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26705484 %V 17 %X Once acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is excluded in patients presenting to hospital with acute chest pain, usual practice is to stratify future risk of adverse cardiovascular events. Commonly this is performed by pre-discharge exercise treadmill testing (ETT). Often however, patients are unable to perform the test for various reasons, or the final result is inconclusive. This potentially could lead to uncertainty and to unnecessary invasive coronary angiography. We wished to evaluate the potential prognostic significance of CT coronary angiography (CTCA) in patients with prior inconclusive ETTs. Two hundred and thirty-two consecutive patients underwent CTCA and calcium scoring following hospital attendance with acute chest pain and following exclusion of ACS. All patients were followed up for a combined primary outcome of death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and late revascularization. The mean follow-up period was 2.5 ± 0.9 years. The combined primary outcome occurred in 26 patients (11.2\%). Calcium score (HR 1.16; 95\% CI 1.02-1.31, P = 0.023 per 100 Agatston unit increase), the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) on CTCA (non-obstructive CAD, HR 4.52; 95\% CI 1.30-15.73, P = 0.018; obstructive CAD, HR 17.00; 95\% CI 4.60-62.85, P < 0.001), and ≥3 segments with non-calcified plaque (HR 3.30; 95\% CI 1.24-8.76, P = 0.017) were significant univariable predictors of the primary outcome. CTCA was the only significant multivariable predictor of adverse outcome. The presence of CAD assessed by CTCA is a strong predictor of adverse events in patients with troponin-negative acute chest pain and could potentially be used as an alternative, non-invasive risk stratifier in patients with inconclusive exercise tests. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. \copyright The Author 2015. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

@article{citeulike:14513041, abstract = {{Once acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is excluded in patients presenting to hospital with acute chest pain, usual practice is to stratify future risk of adverse cardiovascular events. Commonly this is performed by pre-discharge exercise treadmill testing (ETT). Often however, patients are unable to perform the test for various reasons, or the final result is inconclusive. This potentially could lead to uncertainty and to unnecessary invasive coronary angiography. We wished to evaluate the potential prognostic significance of CT coronary angiography (CTCA) in patients with prior inconclusive ETTs. Two hundred and thirty-two consecutive patients underwent CTCA and calcium scoring following hospital attendance with acute chest pain and following exclusion of ACS. All patients were followed up for a combined primary outcome of death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and late revascularization. The mean follow-up period was 2.5 ± 0.9 years. The combined primary outcome occurred in 26 patients (11.2\%). Calcium score (HR 1.16; 95\% CI 1.02-1.31, P = 0.023 per 100 Agatston unit increase), the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) on CTCA (non-obstructive CAD, HR 4.52; 95\% CI 1.30-15.73, P = 0.018; obstructive CAD, HR 17.00; 95\% CI 4.60-62.85, P < 0.001), and ≥3 segments with non-calcified plaque (HR 3.30; 95\% CI 1.24-8.76, P = 0.017) were significant univariable predictors of the primary outcome. CTCA was the only significant multivariable predictor of adverse outcome. The presence of CAD assessed by CTCA is a strong predictor of adverse events in patients with troponin-negative acute chest pain and could potentially be used as an alternative, non-invasive risk stratifier in patients with inconclusive exercise tests. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. {\copyright} The Author 2015. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.}}, added-at = {2019-03-31T01:14:40.000+0100}, author = {Mordi, Ify and Tzemos, Nikolaos}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2eb6d3fc5628959f43646a00a74a20739/dianella}, citeulike-article-id = {14513041}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26705484}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=26705484}, interhash = {fee29a29b7d1081cb43fdb42a53928d6}, intrahash = {eb6d3fc5628959f43646a00a74a20739}, issn = {2047-2412}, journal = {European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging}, keywords = {angina, cardiology, cardiovascular, citeulikeExport clinically\_useful, coronary}, month = may, number = 5, pages = {542--549}, pmid = {26705484}, posted-at = {2018-01-06 20:27:23}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2019-03-31T01:16:26.000+0100}, title = {{The prognostic value of CT coronary angiography in patients attending hospital with troponin-negative acute chest pain and inconclusive exercise treadmill tests.}}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26705484}, volume = 17, year = 2016 }