How long do your angiographically normal coronary arteries remain normal? a pilot study

Jean Marc Weinstein, Carlos Cafri, Sergio Kobal, Michael Sherf, Reuben Ilia

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Abstract

Coronary atherosclerosis is a progressive disease. We sought to determine whether this fact also applies to patients at an advanced age with normal coronary arteries (NCAs) undergoing repeat catheterization at least 5 years later. Of the 189 patients who were found to have NCAs, 154 (81%) remained with NCAs and 35 (19%) developed obstructive coronary artery disease (OCAD). Development of OCAD was observed at all ages. Isolated risk factors were not associated with the appearance of OCAD, but the combination of diabetes mellitus with age >65 years or with smoking was associated with the appearance of OCAD (P =.04 for both). In conclusion, the finding of angiographically NCAs in elderly individuals does not prevent the later development of OCAD.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)262-264
Number of pages3
JournalAngiology
Volume66
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2015
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2014.

Keywords

  • Atherosclerosis
  • Normal coronary arteries
  • Progression
  • Risk factors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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