Why the study?
Does fluoroscopically detected coronary artery calcification correlate with a positive exercise stress test in asymptomatic men?
Population
129 healthy asymptomatic men evaluated for possible latent ischemic heart disease, of which 108 completed…
Comparison
Cardiac fluoroscopy to detect coronary artery… vs Absence of fluoroscopically detected coronary…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May flag latent ischemia in asymptomatic men; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before screening use.
Does fluoroscopically detected coronary artery calcification correlate with a positive exercise stress test in asymptomatic men?
Fluoroscopically detected coronary artery calcification is strongly associated with exercise-induced ischemic changes in asymptomatic men, highlighting its potential role in identifying latent ischemic heart disease.
Kelley et al. (1978) studied this question.
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