Long-term prognostic utility of computed tomography coronary angiography in older populations.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2019
Publication Title
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging
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(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[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
CONCLUSION: The presence and extent of CAD is a meaningful stratifier of long-term mortality and MACE in patients aged≥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
Recommended Citation
Gnanenthiran SR, Naoum C, Leipsic JA, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah MH, Andreini D, Bax JJ, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, Chinnaiyan K, Chow BJW, Cury RC, DeLago A, Feuchtner G, Hadamitzky M, Hausleiter J, Kaufman PA, Kim YJ, Maffei E, Marques H, de Araújo Gonçalves P, Pontone G, Raff GL, Rubinshtein R, Shaw LJ, Villines TC, Gransar H, Lu Y, Jones EC, Peña JM, Lin FY, Kritharides L, Min JK. Long-term prognostic utility of computed tomography coronary angiography in older populations. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Nov 1;20(11):1279-1286. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jez067. Erratum in: Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Nov 1;20(11):1286. PMID: 30993334.
DOI
10.1093/ehjci/jez067
ISSN
2047-2412
PubMed ID
30993334