Michael K Cheezum, Prem Srinivas Subramaniyam, Marcio S Bittencourt, Edward A Hulten, Brian B Ghoshhajra, Nishant R Shah, Daniel E Forman, Jon Hainer, Marcia Leavitt, Ram Padmanabhan, Hicham Skali, Sharmila Dorbala, Udo Hoffmann, Suhny Abbara, Marcelo F Di Carli, Henry Gewirtz, Ron Blankstein
AIMS: We sought to compare the complementary prognostic value of exercise treadmill testing (ETT) and coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) among patients referred for both exams. METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied 582 patients without known coronary artery disease (CAD) who were clinically referred for ETT and CTA within 6 months. Patients were followed for cardiovascular (CV) death, non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI), or late revascularization (>90 days), stratified by Duke Treadmill Score (DTS) and CAD severity (≥50% stenosis)...
December 2015: European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging