Title
Long-term prognostic utility of computed tomography coronary angiography in older populations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2019
Publication Title
European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging
Abstract
© 2019 Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. 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 <70 years (n = 7198) vs. ≥70 years (n = 1786). The severity of CAD was classified according to: (i) maximal stenosis degree per vessel: None, non-obstructive (1-49%), or obstructive (>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 <70 years [non-obstructive hazard ratio (HR) confidence interval (CI): 1.70 (1.19-2.41); one-vessel: 1.65 (1.03-2.67); two-vessel: 2.24 (1.21-4.15); three-vessel/left main: 4.12 (2.27-7.46), P < 0.001] and ≥70 years [non-obstructive: 1.84 (1.15-2.95); one-vessel: HR (CI): 2.28 (1.37-3.81); two-vessel: 2.36 (1.33-4.19); three-vessel/left main: 2.41 (1.33-4.36), P = 0.014]. Similarly, SIS was predictive of mortality in both <70 years [SIS 1-3: 1.57 (1.10-2.24); SIS ≥4: 2.42 (1.65-3.57), P < 0.001] and ≥70 years [SIS 1-3: 1.73 (1.07-2.79); SIS ≥4: 2.45 (1.52-3.93), P < 0.001]. CCTA findings similarly predicted long-term major adverse cardiovascular outcomes (MACE) (all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, and late revascularization) in both groups compared with patients with no CAD. Conclusion: The presence and extent of CAD is a meaningful stratifier of long-term mortality and MACE in patients aged <70 years and ≥70 years old. The presence of obstructive and non-obstructive disease and the burden of atherosclerosis determined by SIS remain important predictors of prognosis in older populations.
Volume
20
Issue
11
First Page
1279
Last Page
1286
DOI
10.1093/ehjci/jez067
ISSN
20472404
Recommended Citation
Gnanenthiran, Sonali R.; Naoum, Christopher; Leipsic, Jonathon A.; Achenbach, Stephan; Al-Mallah, Mouaz H.; Andreini, Daniele; Bax, Jeroen J.; Berman, Daniel S.; Budoff, Matthew J.; Cademartiri, Filippo; Callister, Tracy Q.; Chang, Hyuk Jae; Chinnaiyan, Kavitha; Chow, Benjamin J.W.; Cury, Ricardo C.; Delago, Augustin; Feuchtner, Gudrun; Hadamitzky, Martin; Hausleiter, Joerg; Kaufman, Philipp A.; Kim, Yong Jin; Maffei, Erica; Marques, Hugo; De Araújo Goncalves, Pedro; Pontone, Gianluca; Raff, Gilbert L.; Rubinshtein, Ronen; Shaw, Leslee J.; Villines, Todd C.; Gransar, Heidi; Lu, Yao; Jones, Erica C.; and Penã, Jessica M., "Long-term prognostic utility of computed tomography coronary angiography in older populations" (2019). Articles. 168.
https://scholarlyworks.beaumont.org/cardiology_articles/168