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Age-Related Differences in the Noninvasive Evaluation for Possible Coronary Artery Disease: Insights From the Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain (PROMISE) Trial.

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Lowenstern, A; Alexander, KP; Hill, CL; Alhanti, B; Pellikka, PA; Nanna, MG; Mehta, RH; Cooper, LS; Bullock-Palmer, RP; Hoffmann, U; Douglas, PS
Published in: JAMA Cardiol
February 1, 2020

IMPORTANCE: Although cardiovascular (CV) disease represents the leading cause of morbidity and mortality that increases with age, the best noninvasive test to identify older patients at risk for CV events remains unknown. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the prognostic utility of anatomic vs functional testing varies based on patient age. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Prespecified analysis of the Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain (PROMISE) study, which used a pragmatic comparative effectiveness design. Participants were enrolled from 193 sites across North America and comprised outpatients without known coronary artery disease (CAD) but with symptoms suggestive of CAD. Data were analyzed between October 2018 and April 2019. INTERVENTIONS: Randomization to noninvasive testing with coronary computed tomographic angiography or functional testing. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: The composite of CV death/myocardial infarction (MI) over a median follow-up of 25 months. RESULTS: Among 10 003 PROMISE patients, we included the 8966 who received the noninvasive test to which they were randomized and had interpretable results; 6378 (71.1%) were younger than 65 years, 2062 (23.0%) were between ages 65 and 74 years, and 526 (5.9%) were 75 years and older. More than half of participants were women (4720 of 8966 [52.6%]). Only a minority of patients were of nonwhite race/ethnicity, a proportion that was lower among the older age groups (1071 of 6378 [16.8%] for <65 years; 258 of 2062 [12.5%] for age 65-74 years; 41 of 526 [7.8%] for ≥75 years). Compared with patients younger than 65 years, older patients were more likely to have a positive test result (age 65-74 years: odds ratio, 1.65; 95% CI, 1.42-1.91; age ≥75 years: odds ratio, 2.32; 95% CI, 1.83-2.95), regardless of noninvasive test completed. A positive functional test result was not associated with CV death/MI in patients younger than 65 years (hazard ratio [HR], 1.09; 95% CI, 0.43-2.82) but it was among older patients (age 65-74 years: HR, 3.18; 95% CI, 1.44-7.01; age ≥75 years: HR, 6.55; 95% CI, 1.46-29.35). Conversely, a positive anatomic test result was associated with CV death/MI among patients younger than 65 years (HR, 3.04; 95% CI, 1.46-6.34) but not among older patients (age, 65-74 years: HR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.15-2.94; age ≥75 years: HR, 1.07; 95% CI, 0.22-5.34; P for interaction = .01). An elevated coronary artery calcium score was predictive of events in patients younger than 65 years (HR, 2.73; 95% CI, 1.31-5.69) but not for older patients (age 65-74 years: HR, 0.44; 95% CI, 0.14-1.42; age ≥75 years: HR, 1.31; 95% CI, 0.25-6.88). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Older patients with stable symptoms suggestive of CAD are more likely to have a positive noninvasive test result and more coronary artery calcium. However, only a positive functional test result was associated with risk of CV death/MI. Age-specific approaches to noninvasive evaluation of CAD should be further examined. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01174550.

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JAMA Cardiol

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2380-6591

Publication Date

February 1, 2020

Volume

5

Issue

2

Start / End Page

193 / 201

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Prospective Studies
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Heart Function Tests
  • Female
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Computed Tomography Angiography
  • Chest Pain
 

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Lowenstern, A., Alexander, K. P., Hill, C. L., Alhanti, B., Pellikka, P. A., Nanna, M. G., … Douglas, P. S. (2020). Age-Related Differences in the Noninvasive Evaluation for Possible Coronary Artery Disease: Insights From the Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain (PROMISE) Trial. JAMA Cardiol, 5(2), 193–201. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2019.4973
Lowenstern, Angela, Karen P. Alexander, C Larry Hill, Brooke Alhanti, Patricia A. Pellikka, Michael G. Nanna, Rajendra H. Mehta, et al. “Age-Related Differences in the Noninvasive Evaluation for Possible Coronary Artery Disease: Insights From the Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain (PROMISE) Trial.JAMA Cardiol 5, no. 2 (February 1, 2020): 193–201. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2019.4973.
Lowenstern, Angela, et al. “Age-Related Differences in the Noninvasive Evaluation for Possible Coronary Artery Disease: Insights From the Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain (PROMISE) Trial.JAMA Cardiol, vol. 5, no. 2, Feb. 2020, pp. 193–201. Pubmed, doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2019.4973.
Lowenstern A, Alexander KP, Hill CL, Alhanti B, Pellikka PA, Nanna MG, Mehta RH, Cooper LS, Bullock-Palmer RP, Hoffmann U, Douglas PS. Age-Related Differences in the Noninvasive Evaluation for Possible Coronary Artery Disease: Insights From the Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain (PROMISE) Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Feb 1;5(2):193–201.

Published In

JAMA Cardiol

DOI

EISSN

2380-6591

Publication Date

February 1, 2020

Volume

5

Issue

2

Start / End Page

193 / 201

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Prospective Studies
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Heart Function Tests
  • Female
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Computed Tomography Angiography
  • Chest Pain