An exploratory analysis of the utility of maximum degree of stenosis on computed tomography coronary angiography for predicting major adverse cardiac events.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The strength of CT coronary angiography (CTCA) is ruling out significant coronary artery disease (CAD) in symptomatic intermediate risk patients. CTCA is gaining attention as a tool for stratifying patients' risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE). This study evaluated the ability of stenosis reporting on CTCA to predict MACE in patients undergoing investigation at Townsville University Hospital.

Methods and results

One-thousand and three patients (1003) who underwent a CTCA between January 2015 and November 2023 were followed up until February 2024. For each patient, maximum degree of stenosis on CTCA, coronary artery calcium score (CACS) and cardiac risk factors were collected. Four-hundred and seventy-one (471) patients had no stenosis on CTCA, 181 had 1-

SUBMITTER: Faulder TI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12639970 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature