Agreement between physician- and patient-reported Canadian cardiovascular society scores among patients undergoing elective coronary angiography-The CATS study.

ABSTRACT: The primary aim of revascularization in stable coronary artery disease (CAD) is symptom relief. The severity of symptoms is usually evaluated by the physician, not by the patient. We examined the agreement between physician- and patient-reported Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) scores among patients scheduled for elective coronary angiography in a cross-sectional study. Patients (n = 650) and cardiologists evaluated the severity of angina symptoms by filling the CCS questionnaire before coronary angiography. Patients were divided into those without CAD (stenosis diameter <50%, n = 445) and those with CAD (stenosis diameter >50%, n = 205). CAD patients were further divided into three groups according to disease severity (single-, double- or triple-vessel disease). The mean age of the p

SUBMITTER: Lavikainen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10575503 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature