This multicenter study involved 5 hospitals (Changhai Hospital; Yueyang Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Gongli Hospital; Putuo Hospital of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; No. 904 Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistics Support Force Wuxi). The study enrolled 3000 patients for suspected CAD who referred to coronary angiography from January 2017 through December 2018.
Patients with coronary artery disease who were confirmed by coronary angiography were eligible for the study. Carotid ultrasonography was performed before coronary angiography, and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), maximum thickness and length of all plaques were measured.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
3,000
No. 904 Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistics Support Force
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
Changhai Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Gongli Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Putuo Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
major cardiovascular event
A composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, and ischemic stroke
Time frame: 3 years
major vascular event
A composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, and coronary artery revascularization
Time frame: 3 years
all-cause death
Time frame: 3 years
cardiovascular death
Time frame: 3 years
myocardial infarction
Time frame: 3 years
ischemic stroke
Time frame: 3 years
coronary artery revascularization
coronary artery bypass grafting or percutaneous coronary intervention
Time frame: 3 years
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Yueyang Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China