A Coronary Artery Calcium Score of Zero in Patients Who Have Undergone Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Is Associated With Freedom From Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events.

Coronary artery calcification Coronary artery disease Coronary computed tomography angiography Major adverse cardiovascular events

Journal

Journal of clinical medicine research
ISSN: 1918-3003
Titre abrégé: J Clin Med Res
Pays: Canada
ID NLM: 101538301

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Oct 2020
Historique:
received: 28 08 2020
accepted: 03 09 2020
entrez: 8 10 2020
pubmed: 9 10 2020
medline: 9 10 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The coronary artery calcification score (CACS) is a good marker of future cardiovascular risk. We determined the association between the CACS and the prognosis in patients who have undergone coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). We performed a prospective cohort study and enrolled 502 consecutive patients who underwent CCTA for screening of coronary artery disease (CAD) at Fukuoka University Hospital (FU-CCTA Registry) and either were clinically suspected of having CAD or had at least one cardiovascular risk factor with a follow-up of up to 5 years. The patients were divided into CACS = 0 and CACS > 0 groups. Using CCTA, ≥ 50% coronary stenosis was diagnosed as CAD, and the number of significantly stenosed coronary vessels (VD), Gensini score and CACS were quantified. The primary endpoint was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE: cardiovascular death, ischemic stroke, acute myocardial infarction and coronary revascularization). %CAD, the number of VD and the Gensini score in the CACS = 0 group were significantly lower than those in the CACS > 0 group. %MACE in the CACS = 0 group was also significantly lower than that in the CACS > 0 group. Kaplan-Meier curves indicated that the CACS = 0 group showed significantly greater freedom from MACE than the CACS > 0 group (P = 0.008). Finally, only CACS = 0 was independently associated with MACE (odd ratio: 0.41, 95% confidence interval: 0.17 - 0.97, P = 0.041). A CACS of 0 in patients who underwent CCTA was associated with a good prognosis.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
The coronary artery calcification score (CACS) is a good marker of future cardiovascular risk. We determined the association between the CACS and the prognosis in patients who have undergone coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA).
METHODS METHODS
We performed a prospective cohort study and enrolled 502 consecutive patients who underwent CCTA for screening of coronary artery disease (CAD) at Fukuoka University Hospital (FU-CCTA Registry) and either were clinically suspected of having CAD or had at least one cardiovascular risk factor with a follow-up of up to 5 years. The patients were divided into CACS = 0 and CACS > 0 groups. Using CCTA, ≥ 50% coronary stenosis was diagnosed as CAD, and the number of significantly stenosed coronary vessels (VD), Gensini score and CACS were quantified. The primary endpoint was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE: cardiovascular death, ischemic stroke, acute myocardial infarction and coronary revascularization).
RESULTS RESULTS
%CAD, the number of VD and the Gensini score in the CACS = 0 group were significantly lower than those in the CACS > 0 group. %MACE in the CACS = 0 group was also significantly lower than that in the CACS > 0 group. Kaplan-Meier curves indicated that the CACS = 0 group showed significantly greater freedom from MACE than the CACS > 0 group (P = 0.008). Finally, only CACS = 0 was independently associated with MACE (odd ratio: 0.41, 95% confidence interval: 0.17 - 0.97, P = 0.041).
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
A CACS of 0 in patients who underwent CCTA was associated with a good prognosis.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33029273
doi: 10.14740/jocmr4335
pmc: PMC7524563
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

662-667

Informations de copyright

Copyright 2020, Shiga et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

None to declare.

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Auteurs

Yuhei Shiga (Y)

Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.
These authors contributed equally to this manuscript.

Joji Morii (J)

Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.
These authors contributed equally to this manuscript.

Yoshiaki Idemoto (Y)

Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.

Kohei Tashiro (K)

Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.

Yuiko Yano (Y)

Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.

Yuta Kato (Y)

Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.

Takashi Kuwano (T)

Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.

Makoto Sugihara (M)

Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.

Shin-Ichiro Miura (SI)

Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka 814-0180, Japan.
Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University Nishijin Hospital, Fukuoka 814-8522, Japan.

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