Evaluation of the significance of intermediate coronary artery stenoses by stress perfusion CMR
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Evaluation of the significance of intermediate coronary artery stenoses by stress perfusion CMR James D Richardson1*, Angela G Bertaso1, Hussam Tayeb2, Dennis Wong1, Adam J Nelson1, Benjamin K Dundon2, Payman Molaee1, Kerry Williams2, Matthew I Worthley1, Karen S Teo2, Stephen G Worthley1 From 2011 SCMR/Euro CMR Joint Scientific Sessions Nice, France. 3-6 February 2011 Objective To determine the feasibility of adenosine stress cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) to guide clinical management of patients with a documented intermediate angiographic coronary stenosis. Background A number of patients undergoing assessment for possible ischaemic heart disease proceed straight to coronary angiography without prior non-invasive functional tests. When an intermediate coronary lesion is then encountered, the functional significance of that lesion is often unclear. Invasive assessment with fractional flow reserve can clarify the situation but is not always available and involves significant expense. Non-invasive tests are then frequently requested to guide treatment. Adenosine stress perfusion imaging has been shown to have a high sensitivity and specificity for detecting ischaemic heart disease. We sought to determine the ability of stress perfusion CMR to guide management in these patients. Methods Retrospective analysis of patients with an intermediate coronary stenosis on angiogram subsequently referred for adenosine stress CMR. Patients with previous CABG were excluded. Only those with single vessel disease were evaluated. All intermediate lesions were in the range 30-70% on angiogram. Perfusion imaging was obtained at stress (adenosine 140 µg/kg/min) and rest on a 1.5T scanner. Late enhancement was assessed with dual pass gadolinium (0.2mmol/kg total dose). Patient records, hospital databases and national death registries were reviewed. We defined MACE as cardiovascular
death, myocardial infarction, revascularisation, and ischaemic hospitalisation.
Results Thirty nine patients, with follow up data for a median 25 months (IQR 22-28), were identified. Of those with a positive adenosine stress CMR, 69% (9 of 13) encountered MACE. These were all PCI events. Of those with a negative CMR, MACE occurred in 12% (3 of 26). These were also PCI events, however only two of these were symptom driven, due to lesion progression at 9 and 10 months respectively. Conclusions Adenosine stress perfusion CMR may be a useful tool in the clinical management of patients with an intermediate coronary artery stenosis. Author details 1 Cardiovascular Research Centre, Royal Adelaide Hospital & Department of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia. 2Cardiovascular Research Centre, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia. Published: 2 February 2011
doi:10.1186/1532-429X-13-S1-P107 Cite this article as: Richardson et al.: Evaluation of the significance of intermediate coronary artery stenoses by stress perfusion CMR. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2011 13(Suppl 1):P107.
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