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Impact of coronary computed tomographic angiography results on patient and physician behavior in a low-risk population.

Authors
 John W. McEvoy  ;  Michael J. Blaha  ;  Khurram Nasir  ;  Yeonyee E. Yoon  ;  Eue-Keun Choi  ;  Ik-Sung Cho  ;  Eun-Ju Chun  ;  Sang-Il Choi  ;  Juan J. Rivera  ;  Roger S. Blumenthal  ;  Hyuk-Jae Chang 
Citation
 ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE , Vol.171(14) : 1260-1268, 2011 
Journal Title
ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
ISSN
 0003-9926 
Issue Date
2011
MeSH
Acute Disease ; Adult ; Aged ; Aspirin/administration & dosage ; Baltimore/epidemiology ; Cardiovascular Agents/therapeutic use* ; Case-Control Studies ; Confounding Factors (Epidemiology) ; Coronary Angiography*/instrumentation ; Coronary Artery Disease/diagnostic imaging* ; Coronary Artery Disease/drug therapy ; Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular/statistics & numerical data* ; Drug Prescriptions/statistics & numerical data* ; Female ; Humans ; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors/administration & dosage ; Incidence ; Male ; Mass Screening* ; Middle Aged ; Multivariate Analysis ; Myocardial Revascularization/statistics & numerical data* ; Odds Ratio ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Prospective Studies ; Recurrence ; Referral and Consultation/statistics & numerical data* ; Research Design ; Risk Assessment ; Risk Factors ; Time Factors ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed* ; Unnecessary Procedures/statistics & numerical data
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The impact of screening coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) on physician and patient behavior is unclear.

METHODS: We studied asymptomatic patients from a health-screening program. Our study population comprised 1000 patients who underwent CCTA as part of a prior study and a matched control group of 1000 patients who did not. We assessed medication use, secondary test referrals, revascularizations, and cardiovascular events at 90 days and 18 months.

RESULTS: A total of 215 patients in the CCTA group had coronary atherosclerosis (CCTA positive). Medication use was increased in the CCTA-positive group compared with both the CCTA-negative (no atherosclerosis) and control groups at 90 days (statin use, 34% vs 5% vs 8%, respectively; aspirin use, 40% vs 5% vs 8%, respectively), and 18 months (statin use, 20% vs 3% vs 6%, respectively; aspirin use, 26% vs 3% vs 6%, respectively). After multivariable risk adjustment, the odds ratios for statin and aspirin use in the CCTA-positive group at 18 months were 3.3 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3-8.3) and 4.2 (95% CI, 1.8-9.6), respectively. At 90 days, in the total CCTA group vs controls, there were more secondary tests (55 [5%] vs 22 [2%]; P < .001) and revascularizations (13 [1%] vs 1 [0.1%]; P < .001). One cardiovascular event occurred in each group over 18 months.

CONCLUSIONS: An abnormal screening CCTA result was predictive of increased aspirin and statin use at 90 days and 18 months, although medication use lessened over time. Screening CCTA was associated with increased invasive testing, without any difference in events at 18 months. Screening CCTA should not be considered a justifiable test at this time.
Full Text
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1105850
DOI
10.1001/archinternmed.2011.204
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Chang, Hyuk-Jae(장혁재) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6139-7545
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/93568
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