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. 2016 Jun 13:16:137.
doi: 10.1186/s12872-016-0312-5.

Diagnostic accuracy of resting left ventricular akinesia/hypokinesia in predicting abnormal coronary angiography

Mohamed Faisal Lutfi  1
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Diagnostic accuracy of resting left ventricular akinesia/hypokinesia in predicting abnormal coronary angiography

Mohamed Faisal Lutfi. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. .

Abstract

Background: Although several reports demonstrate the efficacy of stress echocardiography in diagnosing coronary artery disease, comparable studies on the competence of the same imaging technique at rest are limited. This study aimed to evaluate whether ventricular akinesia/hypokinesia and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 55 % at rest are useful in predicting abnormal coronary angiography.

Methods: This study prospectively enrolled 100 diagnostic coronary catheterization candidates. Any routine echocardiography that the candidates had undergone before diagnostic coronary catheterization was reviewed. Patients were subclassified according to the presence and location of ventricular akinesia/hypokinesia, LVEF, and the results of diagnostic coronary catheterization. LVEF < 55 % was considered below the normal physiological limit. Abnormal coronary angiography was defined as narrowing of half or more of the caliber of at least one major coronary artery.

Results: Abnormal coronary angiography was significantly associated with akinesia/hypokinesia (OR = 4.85, P = 0.002) and LVEF < 55 % (OR = 5.75, P = 0.001). Screening of akinesia/hypokinesia and LVEF < 55 % as diagnostic tools for abnormal coronary angiography achieved comparable sensitivities (87.2 % vs. 88.9 %), specificities (41.5 vs. 41.8), and diagnostic accuracies (41.5 vs. 41.8). Left ventricular anterior wall akinesia/hypokinesia achieved a higher diagnostic odds ratio (9.7), sensitivity (95 %), and negative predictive value (96.4 %) compared with other types of akinesia/hypokinesia.

Conclusion: The overall diagnostic accuracy of akinesia/hypokinesia and LVEF < 55 % to predict abnormal coronary angiography was poor, probably owing to significant influences of macro- as well as micro-vascular ischemia on left ventricular function.

Keywords: Akinesia/hypokinesia; Coronary angiography; Coronary artery disease; Ejection fraction.

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Distribution of akinesia/hypokinesia among the studied groups
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Distribution of left ventricular ejection fraction values (< or ≥ 55 %) among the studied groups
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