2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.05.078
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A Simple Validated Clinical Tool to Predict the Absence of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Systolic Heart Failure of Unclear Etiology

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“…Our results corroborate previous observations, showing similar rates of CAD in HFrEF patients without angina [4,10]. In our study, although patients with significant CAD had a higher prevalence of CVRF they were not statistically significantly different from patients without CAD.…”
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“…Our results corroborate previous observations, showing similar rates of CAD in HFrEF patients without angina [4,10]. In our study, although patients with significant CAD had a higher prevalence of CVRF they were not statistically significantly different from patients without CAD.…”
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“…According to the 2014 guidelines on myocardial revascularization, CA continues to be the gold standard for the assessment of CAD severity [2,3,9]. Some authors propose routine angiography in all patients with HFrEF, because the presence of CAD is not uncommon among patients with HF of unknown etiology [10]. In our population of 168 patients with HFrEF and no angina, the prevalence of angiographically significant CAD was high (31%).…”
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“…But this higher prevalence reports are from series, which included patients with past coronary events like MI, Q waves on ECG and previous revascularization. Upon comparison with studies of CAD prevalence including cohorts with unexplained heart failure, our prevalence figures are similar 16 . Some publications also used a coronary stenosis of ≥ 50% to define significant CAD, which would explain a higher prevalence of CAD.…”
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“…A study discussing cardiovascular risk factors and the presence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with severe systolic dysfunction was recently published. The authors conclude that their analysis for the prediction of CAD is a tool with high sensitivity (98%) but low specificity (18%) [4]. It is not clear the real value of coronarography in patients undergoing to the catheterization laboratory with dyspnoea and left ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) less than 35% in the daily practice, even when CAD was suspected.…”
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confidence: 94%