Why the study?
Does left atrioventricular plane displacement determined by echocardiography predict mortality in patients with stable coronary artery disease?
Population
333 consecutive patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and an abnormal coronary angiogram
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
average 41 months
Authors
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Supports AVPD for risk stratification in stable CAD; extends HF/post-MI observations but remains hypothesis-generating pending prospective validation.
Does left atrioventricular plane displacement determined by echocardiography predict mortality in patients with stable coronary artery disease?
Echocardiographically determined left atrioventricular plane displacement is an independent predictor of mortality in patients with stable coronary artery disease, regardless of prior myocardial infarction status.
Rydberg et al. (2003) studied this question.
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