Incremental Prognostic Value of Exercise Stress Testing in Primary Prevention

In primary prevention, addition of C-reactive protein (CRP) and family history to standard risk factor assessment (Reynolds Risk Score or RRS) provides superior risk stratification for future cardiovascular (CV) events. We sought to assess whether addition of functional capacity to RRS provided incremental prognostic value. This was a prospective observational cohort study of 3964 consecutive asymptomatic adults without documented CVD (mean age 51 years, 78% men) evaluated between 2005-13, who underwent clinical and treadmill stress testing at baseline.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - April 22, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Alaa Alashi, Haris Riaz, Richard Lang, Raul Seballos, Steven Feinleib, Roxanne Sukol, Leslie Cho, Paul Cremer, Wael Jaber, Brian P Griffin, Milind Y Desai Source Type: research