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Long-term prognostic value of Duke treadmill score and exercise thallium-201 imaging performed one to three years after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10614798     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The value of exercise nuclear perfusion imaging performed beyond the 6-month restenosis window for percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) has not been explored. This study evaluates the long-term prognostic value of exercise thallium (Tl)-201 imaging after PTCA. We studied the late outcome of a series of 211 patients with tomographic Tl-201 exercise studies performed between 1 to 3 years after PTCA. Follow-up was 96% complete at a median duration of 7.3 years. Most (73%) had 1- or 2-vessel coronary artery disease and normal left ventricular function and 193 (91%) had successful PTCA. Two thirds of the patients were symptomatic at the time of testing. The mean Duke score was 5+/-6 and 125 (60%) patients had a low-risk Duke score. Mean summed stress score was 50+/-9 and mean summed reversibility score was 3+/-4. The 5-year overall survival was 95%, yielding a low annual mortality rate of 1%/year. The summed stress score exhibited a significant association (p = 0.047) with the end point of cardiac death or myocardial infarction. The Duke score was predictive of the combination end point of hard and soft cardiac events (p = 0.002). This study demonstrates that exercise Tl-201 perfusion imaging performed 1 to 3 years after PTCA was predictive of cardiac events.
Authors:
K T Ho; T D Miller; D R Holmes; D O Hodge; R J Gibbons
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of cardiology     Volume:  84     ISSN:  0002-9149     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  1999 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-01-07     Completed Date:  2000-01-07     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0207277     Medline TA:  Am J Cardiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1323-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary*
Cause of Death
Coronary Artery Bypass
Coronary Disease / diagnosis*,  mortality,  therapy*
Electrocardiography
Exercise*
Exercise Test
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Survival Rate
Thallium Radioisotopes / diagnostic use*
Time Factors
Ventricular Function, Left
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Thallium Radioisotopes

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