title: Prognostic value of a multiparametric risk score in patients undergoing dipyridamole stress echocardiography.
abstract: To set up a prognostic score including clinical data and stress echocardiographic findings, the data of 3,969 patients who underwent dipyridamole stress were analyzed. Age (hazard ratio [HR] 3.21), peak wall motion score index (HR 2.62), diabetes mellitus (HR 2.36), and male gender (HR 1.69) were independent predictors of mortality and were incorporated into a prognostic score allowing us to estimate 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival in the patient cohort. The multiparametric risk score, immediately available at the bedside, can be used to predict the survival of patients undergoing dipyridamole stress echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Lucca Hospital, Lucca, Italy. lacortig@tin.it
authors.forename: Lauro
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cortigiani
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bigi
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gregori
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sicari
authors.forename: Eugenio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Picano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D004176:Dipyridamole; D025401:Echocardiography, Stress / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D014665:Vasodilator Agents
chemical_list: D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D004176:Dipyridamole