Fluoroscopic coronary calcification and exercise stress test in asymptomatic elderly Asian-Indians.
Indian Heart J
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2008 Jul-Aug; 60(4): 302-8
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-4278
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Provide preliminary data on prevalence and functional significance (association with atherosclerotic risk factors and stress test positivity) of fluoroscopically detected CAC (Coronary Artery Calcification) in asymptomatic elderly Indian-Asian.DESIGN:
Prospective observational study.SETTING:
Outpatient services at 1000-bed tertiary care hospital in Northern India. PATIENTS 100 sedentary elderly (>60 years) Asian-Indian subjects (70 males, 30 females, age 65.9 +/- 5.1 years) with no history of CAD (asymptomatic).METHODS:
CAC assessment was done using high intensity cine fluoroscopy and semi quantitative CAC scoring (scores 0-3) in all subjects (n = 100). Risk factor profile (diabetes, hypertension, smoking, serum lipids, body-mass index, waist-hip ratio) documented for all subjects. In 50 (the latter half of 100) consecutive subjects (29 males and 21 females, age 64.2 +/- 4.9 years), exercise stress test (treadmill test, TMT) was also done using standard Bruce protocol.RESULTS:
92% (84.8-96.1, 95% CI) had fluoroscopic calcification and there was no significant association of higher CAC scores and risk factors, except for a positive trend with serum total cholesterol (p = 0.086). 20% (11-33.2, 95% CI) tested positive on exercise stress test and a positive trend (OR = 7.2, 95% CI = 0.8-63, p value = 0.067) with higher CAC scores was seen.CONCLUSION:
High prevalence of fluoroscopic CAC and stress test positivity was observed in asymptomatic elderly Asian-Indians. The newly observed positive trend with increasing total cholesterol levels and stress test positivity highlights the importance of fluoroscopic CAC in asymptomatic elderly and should be corroborated with larger studies.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Coronary Artery Disease
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Calcinosis
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Fluoroscopy
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Confidence Intervals
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Odds Ratio
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Anthropometry
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian heart j
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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