Abstract
We investigated the prognostic value of cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) in relation to perfusion defects in 146 diabetic patients with suspected coronary artery disease. Perfusion defects and CAN were significant univariate predictors of death (p=0.05 and p<0.001, respectively) and cardiac events (p<0.001 and p<0.002, respectively). However, CAN remained a significant predictor of death and cardiac events after adjustment for perfusion defects (both p<0.02), and provided prognostic information incremental to that offered by perfusion defects alone (p<0.003 and p<0.006, respectively).
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Age Factors
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Aged
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Coronary Artery Disease / complications
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Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology*
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Coronary Circulation / physiology*
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / physiopathology*
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Diabetic Neuropathies / complications
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Diabetic Neuropathies / physiopathology*
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Female
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Heart / innervation*
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Humans
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Hypertension / complications
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Models, Cardiovascular
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Myocardial Infarction / etiology
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Myocardial Infarction / mortality
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Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Prognosis
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Regression Analysis
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Time Factors