2022
Are risk factors necessary for pretest probability assessment of coronary artery disease? A patient similarity network analysis of the PROMISE trial
Kolossváry M, Mayrhofer T, Ferencik M, Karády J, Pagidipati NJ, Shah SH, Nanna MG, Foldyna B, Douglas PS, Hoffmann U, Lu MT. Are risk factors necessary for pretest probability assessment of coronary artery disease? A patient similarity network analysis of the PROMISE trial. Journal Of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography 2022, 16: 397-403. PMID: 35393245, PMCID: PMC9452442, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2022.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCalciumComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary StenosisFemaleHumansMalePredictive Value of TestsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsConceptsCoronary artery diseaseCoronary CT angiographyCalcium scoreRisk factorsLuminal narrowingPTP scoreArtery diseasePatient characteristicsPROMISE trialStable chest pain patientsObstructive coronary artery diseasePretest probability assessmentChest pain patientsSimilar risk profilesCT angiographyImaging markerRisk profileDiagnostic accuracyCAD predictionSex groupsProbability calculatorScoresSubanalysesDiseaseGroup individuals
2021
The prospective randomized trial of the optimal evaluation of cardiac symptoms and revascularization: Rationale and design of the PRECISE trial
Nanna MG, Vemulapalli S, Fordyce CB, Mark DB, Patel MR, Al-Khalidi HR, Kelsey M, Martinez B, Yow E, Mullen S, Stone GW, Ben-Yehuda O, Udelson JE, Rogers C, Douglas PS. The prospective randomized trial of the optimal evaluation of cardiac symptoms and revascularization: Rationale and design of the PRECISE trial. American Heart Journal 2021, 245: 136-148. PMID: 34953768, PMCID: PMC8979644, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseFractional Flow Reserve, MyocardialHumansPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesQuality of LifeConceptsCoronary artery diseaseStable chest painChest painDiagnostic strategiesUsual careCardiac symptomsMajor adverse cardiac eventsNon-acute chest painObstructive coronary artery diseaseInitial diagnostic strategyInvasive cardiac catheterizationUse of CCTAUsual care strategyAdverse cardiac eventsProspective randomized trialsClinical care teamFractional flow reserveQuality of lifeHealth care costsOptimal evaluationPrimary endpointRevascularization TrialSecondary endpointsCardiac eventsArtery diseaseEstimating 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overChest PainComputed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleHeart Function TestsHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesConceptsCoronary 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