April 25, 2000Circulation
Prognostic Impact of Coronary Vasodilator Dysfunction on Adverse Long-Term Outcome of Coronary Heart Disease
Why the study?
Does the assessment of coronary endothelial vasoreactivity predict long-term atherosclerotic disease progression and cardiovascular event rates in patients at risk for coronary heart disease?
Population
Patients at risk for coronary heart disease
Design
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Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May aid risk stratification in at-risk patients; leaves open whether routine assessment improves outcomes.
Structured PICO
Does the assessment of coronary endothelial vasoreactivity predict long-term atherosclerotic disease progression and cardiovascular event rates in patients at risk for coronary heart disease?
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Population
Patients at risk for coronary heart disease
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Intervention
Assessment of coronary endothelial vasoreactivity
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Outcome
Long-term atherosclerotic disease progression and cardiovascular event rates
Assessment of coronary endothelial vasoreactivity can provide pivotal diagnostic and prognostic information regarding atherosclerotic disease progression and cardiovascular events.
Cite This Study
Schächinger et al. (2000) studied this question.