Authors
Dong IL Shin, Sang Hong Baek, Sung Ho Her, Seung Hwan Han, Youngkeun Ahn, Keun-Ho Park, Dong-Soo Kim, Tae-Hyun Yang, Dong-Ju Choi, Jung-Won Suh, Hyuck Moon Kwon, Byoung Kwon Lee, Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, Seung-Woon Rha, Sang-Ho Jo
Publication date
2015/6
Journal
JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
Volume
8
Issue
7
Pages
914-923
Publisher
American College of Cardiology Foundation
Description
Objectives
This study was an observational, multicenter registry to determine clinical characteristics and 24-month prognosis of patients who underwent intracoronary ergonovine provocation tests.
Background
The clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients who underwent the ergonovine provocation for vasospastic angina were not fully elucidated.
Methods
A total of 2,129 patients in the VA-KOREA (Vasospastic Angina in Korea) registry were classified into positive (n = 454), intermediate (n = 982), and negative (n = 693) groups by intracoronary ergonovine provocation tests. The 24-month incidences of cardiac death, new-onset arrhythmia, and acute coronary syndrome were determined (mean 26.7 ± 8.8 months).
Results
The number of smokers, frequency of angina before angiography, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and triglyceride were higher in the positive group than in other groups. The clinical …
Scholar articles
DIL Shin, SH Baek, SH Her, SH Han, Y Ahn, KH Park… - JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, 2015