Prediction of Outcomes in Hypertensive Patients With Suspected Coronary Disease
Why the study?
Does stress echocardiography predict mortality in hypertensive patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease?
Population
2363 patients with hypertension and known or suspected coronary artery disease
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 10 years (mean 4.0+/-1.8 years)
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
May inform risk stratification in hypertensive CAD patients; extends observational prognostic data but leaves practice change uncertain.
Structured PICO
Does stress echocardiography predict mortality in hypertensive patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease?
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Population
2363 patients with hypertension and known or suspected coronary artery disease
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Intervention
Stress echocardiography (exercise or dobutamine)
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Outcome
Mortality (cardiac death) and revascularizationhard clinical
Stress echocardiography provides independent prognostic value for predicting cardiac death in hypertensive patients with suspected coronary artery disease, incremental to clinical risks and exercise results.
Cite This Study
Marwick et al. (2002) studied this question.