Why the study?
Does the oxygen uptake efficiency slope predict all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with coronary artery disease?
Population
1409 patients with coronary artery disease, mean age 60.7 ± 9.9 years, 1205 males
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
average 7.45 ± 3.20 years
Authors
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May aid mortality risk stratification in CAD; leaves open prospective validation of incremental value over standard measures.
Does the oxygen uptake efficiency slope predict all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with coronary artery disease?
The oxygen uptake efficiency slope is an independent predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with coronary artery disease, offering prognostic value even when maximal effort is not reached.
Coeckelberghs et al. (2015) studied this question.
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