Long-Term Prognostic Value of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Diabetic Patients With Limited Exercise Capability A 13-year follow-up study

Jors Van der Sijde, Henk-Jan Boiten, FB Sozzi, AAHA El-Hendy, Ron van Domburg, Arend Schinkel

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE-To determine the incremental prognostic value of dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) at 13-year follow-up (SD 3.2 years) for predicting mortality and cardiac events in diabetic patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS-A total of 396 diabetic patients (mean age 61 11 years; 252 men [64%]) with limited exercise capacity who underwent DSE for evaluation of ischemia were studied. End points were all causes of mortality, cardiac death, and hard cardiac events (cardiac death and nonfatal myocardial infarction). RESULTS-During a mean follow-up of 13 years, 230 patients (58%) died (1 2 1 cardiac deaths), and 30 patients had nonfatal myocardial infarction. Cumulative survival in patients with an abnormal DSE at 5, 10, and 15 years was 68, 49, and 41%, respectively. In patients with a normal DSE, these respective numbers were 74, 57, and 44%. Multivariate analyses showed that DSE provided incremental value over clinical characteristics and stress test parameters for prediction of mortality and cardiac even CONCLUSIONS-DSE provided restricted predictive value of adverse outcome in patients with diabetes who were unable to perform an adequate exercise stress test. DSE provided optimal risk stratification up to 7 years after initial testing. Repeated DSE at that time might add to its prognostic value Diabetes Care 35:634-639,2012
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Pages (from-to)634-639
Number of pages6
JournalDiabetes Care
Volume35
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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