| Long-term prognosis of male patients with an isolated chronic occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery. | |
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PMID: 1957748 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The purpose of this study was to determine the long-term prognosis of patients with an isolated total occlusion of the left anterior descending artery (LAD). A total of 173 male patients with a chronic LAD occlusion and less than 50% narrowing of the other coronary arteries (group I) was compared with a group of 177 male patients with only insignificant coronary artery disease and a normal left ventricular function (group II). Baseline characteristics of both groups were comparable except for the inclusion of 54 patients (31.2%) with moderately or markedly reduced left ventricular systolic function in group I. During an 8-year follow-up period there was a greater number of patients with cardiac events in group I when compared with group II: cardiac death 11.2% versus 0.6% (p less than 0.0001), myocardial infarction 12.7% versus 3.4% (p = 0.001), myocardial revascularization procedures 11.6% versus 3.4% (p = 0.04). Stepwise discriminant analysis showed that a reduced ejection fraction and a family history of coronary artery disease were the best predictors for these adverse cardiac events. |
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Authors:
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J Van Lierde; J Piessens; J J Glazier; M Vrolix; H De Geest; J L Willems |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American heart journal Volume: 122 ISSN: 0002-8703 ISO Abbreviation: Am. Heart J. Publication Date: 1991 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1991-12-31 Completed Date: 1991-12-31 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370465 Medline TA: Am Heart J Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1542-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium. |
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Belgium
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epidemiology Chronic Disease Coronary Angiography Coronary Disease / epidemiology, mortality*, radiography Discriminant Analysis Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Myocardial Infarction / epidemiology, mortality Prognosis Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Stroke Volume Survival Analysis |
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