Coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) is a promising technique for ruling out coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with chest pain. We aimed to investigate the prognostic impact of nonobstructive CAD on CCTA. We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent CCTA between 2010 and 2016 at our institution. We divided them into 3 groups: (1) patients with no CAD, (2) patients with nonobstructive CAD, and (3) patients with obstructive CAD. We investigated the incidence of the primary outcome (combination of death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, unstable angina, and late revascularization). A total of 989 patients were included: 540 patients had CAD, which was obstructive (≥50% stenosis) in 256 cases. During the follow-up period, 99 events occurred (32 [7%] in patients without CAD, 26 [9%] in patients with nonobstructive CAD, and 41 [16%] in patients with obstructive CAD; < .001). The presence of nonobstructive and obstructive CAD was an independent predictor of events (HR: 2.33 [1.15-4.69], < .001; and 4.02 [1.98-8.13], = .019, respectively) compared with no CAD. Nonobstructive CAD on CCTA is associated with a 2-fold increase in risk of coronary events compared with patients with no CAD.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8326899PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0003319721999494DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

nonobstructive cad
16
patients cad
16
cad
13
cad patients
12
obstructive cad
12
patients
11
prognostic impact
8
impact nonobstructive
8
coronary artery
8
artery disease
8

Similar Publications

Aim: Evaluation of pericoronary adipose tissue changes induced by inflammation by non-invasive techniques is challenging.

Purpose: To find the association between pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation (FAI) changes and future acute coronary events in nonobstructive coronary artery disease.

Materials And Methods: Ours was a single-centre, prospective observational study on patients with atypical chest pain who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA).

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Non-obstructive coronary artery disease (NOCAD) is a condition in stable patients that experience angina despite not having significant coronary obstructive lesion. Knowledge on the role of certain biomarkers in patients with NOCAD is still limited. This study aimed to evaluate the roles of inflammation and adhesion molecules in the development of NOCAD.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: The diagnostic yield of invasive coronary angiography (ICA) in patients with chronic coronary syndromes (CCS) in contemporary practice is uncertain.

Aims: We investigated the value of an advanced invasive diagnosis (AID) strategy combining angiography and intracoronary testing.

Methods: AID-ANGIO is an all-comers, prospective, multicentre study enrolling CCS patients referred for ICA.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The development of different phenotypes of coronary artery (CA) lesions is regulated via many various factors, such as pro-inflammatory agents, zinc-dependent endopeptidases, growth factors and circulating microRNAs (miRs). To evaluate the expression levels of miR-34a, miR-145 and miR-222, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-1, -9, -13 and -14) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in patients with different phenotypes of coronary artery disease (CAD): ischemia/angina with non-obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA/ANOCA) and obstructive CAD (oCAD) compared with a control group. This cross-sectional observational study included 157 subjects with a verified CAD diagnosis (51 patients with INOCA, 76 patients with oCAD and 30 healthy volunteers).

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

In addition to being the main cause of death and premature mortality in Europe, cardiovascular diseases are increasingly becoming a significant burden on public health, productivity and healthcare resources. At 34 %, coronary heart disease (CHD) represents the largest proportion of this spectrum (1). The traditional understanding of CHD, which focused almost exclusively on epicardial atherosclerotic stenoses, is now considered outdated.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!