2021
Estimating the real-world performance of the PROMISE minimal-risk tool
Nanna MG, Wang TY, Chiswell K, Sun JL, Vemulapalli S, Hoffmann U, Patel MR, Udelson JE, Fordyce CB, Douglas PS. Estimating the real-world performance of the PROMISE minimal-risk tool. American Heart Journal 2021, 239: 100-109. PMID: 34077743, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngina, StableComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary StenosisCoronary VesselsFemaleHeart Disease Risk FactorsHumansMaleMedical OveruseMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial RevascularizationOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePrognosisRisk AssessmentUnited StatesConceptsObstructive coronary artery diseaseNon-low risk patientsLow-risk patientsCoronary artery diseaseStable chest painRisk patientsCardiac catheterizationArtery diseaseChest painMyocardial infarctionLower riskProspective Multicenter Imaging StudyStable chest pain patientsCardiovascular adverse outcomesMI-free survivalChest pain patientsObstructive coronary diseaseElective cardiac catheterizationLikelihood of freedomLogistic regression modelingOutcomes of interestPositive predictive valueAlternative cut pointsIndex angiographyIndex catheterization
2020
Age-Related Differences in the Noninvasive Evaluation for Possible Coronary Artery Disease
Lowenstern A, Alexander KP, Hill CL, Alhanti B, Pellikka PA, Nanna MG, Mehta RH, Cooper LS, Bullock-Palmer RP, Hoffmann U, Douglas PS. Age-Related Differences in the Noninvasive Evaluation for Possible Coronary Artery Disease. JAMA Cardiology 2020, 5: 193-201. PMID: 31738382, PMCID: PMC6865842, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.4973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseaseOlder patientsMyocardial infarctionCV deathNoninvasive testsArtery diseaseNoninvasive evaluationElevated coronary artery calcium scoresDeath/myocardial infarctionPositive noninvasive test resultsPossible coronary artery diseaseProspective Multicenter Imaging StudyCoronary artery calcium scoreNonwhite race/ethnicityComparative effectiveness designArtery calcium scoreCoronary artery calciumMinority of patientsCause of morbidityNoninvasive test resultsFunctional test resultsAge-specific approachesBest noninvasive testPositive test resultsOlder age groups