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Trial reportCirculation. Cardiovascular imaging2026

Combined Anatomic and Functional Testing Identifies Patients With Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Who Benefit From Revascularization.

Oliver Buchhave Pedersen, Laust Dupont Rasmussen, Jacob Hartmann Søby, Lars C Gormsen, Evald Høj Christiansen, Juhani Knuuti, Morten Bøttcher, Leslee Shaw, Simon Winther

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Clinical Management Across CAD-RADS Categories in Patients with Intermediate CT-FFR.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Oliver Buchhave PedersenDepartment of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark (O.B.P.).ORCID 0000-0002-7437-270X
Laust Dupont RasmussenDepartment of Cardiology, Gødstrup Hospital, Herning, Denmark (L.D.R., J.H.S., M.B., S.W.).ORCID 0000-0002-2790-2608
Jacob Hartmann SøbyDepartment of Cardiology, Gødstrup Hospital, Herning, Denmark (L.D.R., J.H.S., M.B., S.W.).ORCID 0000-0003-1493-5600
Lars C GormsenDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and PET Centre (L.C.G.), Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-0144-1305
Evald Høj ChristiansenDepartment of Cardiology (E.H.C.), Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-8740-4862
Juhani KnuutiTurku PET Centre, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Finland (J.K.).ORCID 0000-0003-3156-9593
Morten BøttcherDepartment of Cardiology, Gødstrup Hospital, Herning, Denmark (L.D.R., J.H.S., M.B., S.W.).ORCID 0000-0002-2116-2370
Leslee ShawIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (L.S.).ORCID 0000-0003-1268-1491
Simon WintherDepartment of Cardiology, Gødstrup Hospital, Herning, Denmark (L.D.R., J.H.S., M.B., S.W.).ORCID 0000-0001-8872-3681

Funding

THE ISCHEMIA TRIAL - IICCU01HL105561 · NHLBI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI SHAW, LESLEE J · 2011 to 2018
$6.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS U01 HL105561
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn patients with obstructive coronary artery disease, early revascularization does not improve outcomes but may reduce angina symptoms. The objective of this study was to examine whether changes in health status outcomes following revascularization are explained by the extent of myocardial perfusion defects and improvement in myocardial perfusion.

methodsTwo trials enrolling stable patients with new-onset chest pain suggestive of obstructive coronary artery disease, the ISCHEMIA (International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness With Medical and Invasive Approaches) and the Dan-NICAD (Danish Study of Noninvasive Testing in Coronary Artery Disease) trials, were analyzed. Patients with single-vessel coronary artery disease who underwent nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (nMPI) were included. In the ISCHEMIA trial, patients with moderate/severe ischemia were randomized to either optimal medical therapy alone or optimal medical therapy and invasive angiography. The Dan-NICAD trial enrolled patients with suspected stenosis on coronary computed tomographic angiography undergoing nMPI. Test-guided revascularization blinded to nMPI was performed, and patients with initially abnormal nMPI were reassessed after 12 months. The primary outcome was the change in the Seattle Angina Questionnaire angina frequency score.

resultsIn total, 584 patients were eligible. In patients with a summed difference score of 5≤10 (n=149 [25%]) and ≥10 (n=152 [26%]), revascularization was associated with an improved angina frequency score (mean change ±SD: 16.4±20.9 and 19.0±24.1). No improvement was demonstrated in patients with a summed difference score <5. In multivariable logistic regression analysis (n=91), an increase in hyperemic myocardial blood flow at follow-up was associated with freedom from angina (odds ratio, 2.89 [95% CI, 1.04-8.70]).

conclusionsIn patients with single-vessel coronary artery disease, nMPI may identify patients more likely to experience improved symptoms from revascularization, potentially reflecting enhanced myocardial perfusion.

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Computed Tomography AngiographyCoronary AngiographyCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary CirculationCoronary StenosisMyocardial Perfusion ImagingMyocardial RevascularizationTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonAgedAngina PectorisCardiovascular AgentsClinical RelevanceFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleCardiovascular Agentsangiographychest painmyocardial ischemiamyocardial reperfusionmyocardial revascularization

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PMID41859785
PMCPMC13007719

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