Prognostic implications of left ventricular mass-geometry in patients with no or nonobstructive coronary artery disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) is widely used as a first-line noninvasive modality that frequently exhibits no or nonobstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) in clinical practice, along with abnormal left ventricular (LV) geometry on echocardiography. However, the combined prognostic value of these findings has not been well elucidated. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the prognostic implications of abnormal LV geometry in individuals with no or nonobstructive CAD.

Methods

A total of 5806 subjects with no CAD or nonobstructive CAD (luminal narrowing < 50%) on CCTA were included in the study. The major exclusion criteria were structural heart disease and a history of myocardial infarction or coronary revascularization. Abnormal LV geometry on echoc

SUBMITTER: Choi YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8051046 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature