Baseline Characteristics and Risk Profiles of Participants in the ISCHEMIA Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

It is unknown whether coronary revascularization, when added to optimal medical therapy, improves prognosis in patients with stable ischemic heart disease (SIHD) at increased risk of cardiovascular events owing to moderate or severe ischemia.

Objective

To describe baseline characteristics of participants enrolled and randomized in the International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness With Medical and Invasive Approaches (ISCHEMIA) trial and to evaluate whether qualification by stress imaging or nonimaging exercise tolerance test (ETT) influenced risk profiles.

Design, setting, and participants

The ISCHEMIA trial recruited patients with SIHD with moderate or severe ischemia on stress testing. Blinded coronary computed tomography angiography was perform

SUBMITTER: Hochman JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6439551 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature