Coronary vascular age: An alternate means for predicting stress-induced myocardial ischemia in patients with suspected coronary artery disease
- University Federico II, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences (Italy)
- National Council of Research, Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging (Italy)
- Central Manchester University Hospitals, Department of Nuclear Medicine (United Kingdom)
- University Federico II, Department of Translational Medical Sciences (Italy)
Background: Coronary artery calcium (CAC) can be used to estimate vascular age in adults, providing a convenient transformation of CAC from Agatston units into a year’s scale. We investigated the role of coronary vascular age in predicting stress-induced myocardial ischemia in subjects with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods: A total of 717 subjects referred to CAC scoring and {sup 82}Rb PET/CT stress-rest myocardial perfusion imaging for suspected CAD were studied. CAC score was measured according to the Agatston method and coronary vascular age by equating estimated CAD risk for chronological age and CAC using the formula 39.1 + 7.25 × ln(CAC + 1). Results: Stress-induced ischemia was present in 105 (15%) patients. Mean chronological age, CAC score, and coronary vascular age were higher (all P < .001) in patients with ischemia compared to those without. At incremental analysis, the global Chi square increased from 41.26 to 68.77 (P < .001) when chronological age was added to clinical variables. Including vascular age in the model, the global Chi square further increased from 68.77 to 106.38 (P < .001). Adding chronological age to clinical data, continuous net reclassification improvement (cNRI) was 0.57, while adding vascular age to clinical data and chronological age cNRI was 0.62. At decision curve analysis, the model including vascular age was associated with the highest net benefit compared to the model including only clinical data, to the model including chronological age and clinical data, and to a strategy considering that all patients had ischemia. The model including vascular age also showed the largest reduction in false-positive rate without missing any ischemic patients. Conclusions: In subjects with suspected CAD, coronary vascular age is strongly associated with stress-induced ischemia. The communication of a given vascular age would have a superior emotive impact improving observance of therapies and healthier lifestyles.
- OSTI ID:
- 22962011
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Nuclear Cardiology (Online), Journal Name: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology (Online) Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 26; ISSN 1532-6551
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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