Key result
Routine functional testing following PCI in high-risk patients improved exercise endurance at 9 months compared to selective testing (10.3 vs 8.6 metabolic equivalents, P=0.013), but not QOL.
Why the study?
Does routine functional testing improve exercise endurance, functional status, and quality of life in high-risk patients following PCI?
RCT (n=84)
Does routine functional testing improve exercise endurance, functional status, and quality of life in high-risk patients following PCI?
Absolute Event Rate: 10.3% vs 8.6%
p-value: p=0.013
Routine functional testing after PCI in high-risk patients improves exercise endurance at 9 months but does not improve quality of life or reduce clinical events compared to selective testing.
May enhance post-PCI exercise endurance without QOL benefit; leaves open optimal testing strategy in high-risk patients.
BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether routine or selective functional testing is optimal following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in high-risk patients. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this trial was to compare exercise endurance, functional status, and quality of life (QOL) among high-risk patients randomized to either routine or selective functional testing following PCI. METHODS: We randomized 84 patients to either routine or selective functional testing. Patients had one or more of the following: multivessel PCI, diabetes mellitus, left ventricular ejection fraction < 35%, and/or PCI of the proximal left anterior descending artery. Patients in the routine arm (n = 41) underwent maximum endurance exercise treadmill testing (ETT) with nuclear perfusion imaging at 1.5 and 6 months. Patients in the selective arm (n = 43) only underwent functional testing for a clinical indication. All patients underwent a maximum endurance ETT at 9 months. Exercise endurance, functional status, and QOL were assessed at 9 months. RESULTS: Most patients were middle-aged men (58 +/- 10 years old; 87% male) who underwent PCI with stenting (94%). Among routine functional testing patients, 27.0% and 41.9% had a positive functional test at 1.5 and 6 months, respectively. Exercise endurance was improved in the routine vs. selective arm at 9 months (metabolic equivalents: 10.3 +/- 2.6 vs. 8.6 +/- 3.0, P = 0.013). There was no difference in improvement from baseline for the Duke Activity Status Index, the Seattle Angina Questionnaire, or the SF-36. Nine-month cumulative incidences of cardiac procedures and clinical events were not significantly different. CONCLUSIONS: Routine functional testing following PCI in high-risk patients may lead to improved exercise endurance but not improved QOL.
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Eisenberg et al. (2007) conducted an RCT in High-risk patients following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (n=84). Routine functional testing vs. Selective functional testing was evaluated on Exercise endurance at 9 months (metabolic equivalents) (p=0.013). Routine functional testing following PCI in high-risk patients improved exercise endurance at 9 months compared to selective testing (10.3 vs 8.6 metabolic equivalents, P=0.013), but not QOL.
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