Abstract
Aims: The long-term prognostic value of coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA)-identified coronary artery disease (CAD) has not been evaluated in elderly patients (≥70 years). We compared the ability of coronary CCTA to predict 5-year mortality in older vs. younger populations. Methods and results: From the prospective CONFIRM (COronary CT Angiography EvaluatioN For Clinical Outcomes: An InteRnational Multicenter) registry, we analysed CCTA results according to age 50%); (ii) segment involvement score (SIS): Number of segments with plaque. Cox-proportional hazard models assessed the relationship between CCTA findings and time to mortality. At a mean 5.6 ± 1.1 year follow-up, CCTA-identified CAD predicted increased mortality compared with patients with a normal CCTA in both
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1279-1286 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 1 2019 |
Keywords
- age
- coronary computed tomography angiography
- major adverse cardiovascular events
- mortality
- older populations