March 3, 2006BMC Cardiovascular DisordersOpen Access

The Finnish Cardiovascular Study (FINCAVAS): characterising patients with high risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality

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Population

Patients scheduled for an exercise stress test at Tampere University Hospital, Finland. Target n=5,000.

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

2, 5 and 10 years

Authors

TNTuomo NieminenElectrophysiology RLRami LehtinenTampere University of Applied Sciences JVJari ViikTampere University of Applied Sciences

Discussion

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Implication

Protocol establishes framework for marker discovery in stress testing; leaves open clinical utility pending prospective validation.

Structured PICO

Population

Patients scheduled for an exercise stress test at Tampere University Hospital, Finland. Target n=5,000 (2,212 recruited by end of 2004: 1,400 men and 812 women).

Outcome

Major cardiovascular events (hospitalisation due to angina pectoris, MI or stroke), coronary procedures (angioplasties and bypass operations) and causes of deathshard clinical

The FINCAVAS study protocol outlines a large prospective cohort designed to identify genetic, hemodynamic, and ECG markers predicting cardiovascular events and mortality in patients undergoing exercise stress testing.

Limitations

Includes all patients scheduled for a clinical exercise test at a university setting, resulting in a wide spectrum of ages, lifestyles, and disease statuses
Subgroups may be relatively small despite the high total number of patients

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Nieminen et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7cf301b57d2d01705e0258 https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-6-9

Topics

Women and heart disease Cardiovascular prevention Sports cardiology

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The Finnish Cardiovascular Study (FINCAVAS): characterising patients with high risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Limitations

Cite This Study

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The Finnish Cardiovascular Study (FINCAVAS): characterising patients with high risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Limitations

Cite This Study

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